After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Abingdon/Avon, Annawan-Wethersfield was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Mercer County Golden Eagles. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Titans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Maddux Heitzler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Annawan-Wethersfield is 8-2 when Heitzler posts two or more runs, but 9-10 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Isaiah Cornish looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
Dane Ross
| 05/21/26 vs Mercer County | 3 |
| 05/09/26 vs Bureau Valley | 1 |
| 04/24/26 @ Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] | 1 |
| 04/11/26 @ Galva | 1 |
Back at the plate, Cole Goodley and Dane Ross did most of the damage at the plate: Goodley went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Ross went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Ross a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Harker, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Annawan-Wethersfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mercer County only posted a batting average of .167.
Annawan-Wethersfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Mercer County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 16 of their last 17 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-20 record this season.
Annawan-Wethersfield will host Midland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Titans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Timberwolves have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. Mercer County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
