The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans beat the Bay Port Pirates 5-2 on Saturday.
Caleb Liggon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Liggon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Vel Phillips Memorial let Oliver Soldat and Simon Sellwood run wild. Soldat went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Sellwood went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Those two hits gave Sellwood a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Myles Hosking, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Vel Phillips Memorial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bay Port only managed five hits.
Vel Phillips Memorial's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Bay Port, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5.
Vel Phillips Memorial and Bay Port should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 22nd) will meet Madison La Follette (ranked 329th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bay Port will challenge Sheboygan South at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (61 vs. 309).
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