There's no place like home for Western Wayne, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakeland Chiefs a 9-0 shutout on Saturday. For Western Wayne, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 defeat Lakeland walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
The result came thanks to Ethan Grodack's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lance Maiocco and Damian Glackin did most of the damage at the plate: Maiocco got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Glackin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Chapman, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Lakeland's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kody Miller, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Western Wayne's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Lakeland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Western Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to take on Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Holy Cross has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.25 runs per game on average), something Lakeland will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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