Baseball Recap: Wayne Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs South Sioux City	11
04/22/25 vs Twin River	10
04/17/25 vs Tekamah-Herman	10
04/10/25 vs St. Paul/Palmer	10
04/14/25 vs Holdrege	7

There's no place like home for Wayne, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Twin River Titans on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Wayne got a great performance from Gavin Anderson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Anderson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Jaxson Kneifl was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 13 games. Drew Reinhardt also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Wayne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Wayne's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Twin River, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Coincidentally, Wayne and Twin River will both be playing Aurora the next time they take the field. The Titans will host the Huskies on Thursday, while the Blue Devils will head out to face them at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.