Baseball Recap: Verdigris Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

03/30/26 vs Jay	20
03/03/26 @ Locust Grove	16
03/09/26 vs Vinita	15
03/02/26 vs Locust Grove	15
03/09/26 vs Vinita	13

There's no place like home for Verdigris, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past the Wagoner Bulldogs 13-4 on Tuesday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Mac West and Ian Lane were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, West struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Lane tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. West has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, West went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Lane got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run.

In other batting news, Hunter Attaway and Boston Sherman did most of the damage at the plate: Attaway went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs, while Sherman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run. That's the most runs Attaway has posted since back in March. Korbin Ballinger was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Verdigris hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wagoner struck out 12 times.

Verdigris pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wagoner, they now have a losing record of 11-12.

Coming up, Verdigris will host Oologah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Wagoner, they will venture away from home to face off against Skiatook at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Skiatook's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Wagoner's hitters will have their work cut out for them.