Oak Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Grace Lancers by a score of 7-6. Oak Park was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grace apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2018.
Oak Park got a good showing from David Wan, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Wan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Rosen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Weir, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Grace's side, Nate Slaton was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Willis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Oak Park's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Grace, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Oak Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Buena at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grace, they will head out on the road to face off against Santa Clara at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Clara hasn't scored more than two runs for ten games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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