Baseball Recap: Wheeling has no trouble against Elgin

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 12:37pm

Baseball Recap: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Elgin Maroons

Wheeling never let their opponents score on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Elgin Maroons as the Wheeling Wildcats made off with a 12-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Wheeling, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The team relied heavily on Zach Zangara, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Zach Neukirch was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Wheeling is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Elgin, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.

Wheeling will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Rolling Meadows at 4:45 p.m. As for Elgin, they will be playing at home against West Chicago at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. West Chicago will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Elgin surely won't give up without a fight.

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