It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wesleyan had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lovett Lions a 5-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Wolves: when they faced off against the Lions on Wednesday, they had to take a 8-0 defeat.
Not much got past Maddox McCollum, who gave up just three hits to keep Lovett off the board. McCollum has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wesleyan's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Wright, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. Another was Brice Gillis, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Wolves
| 05/08/25 @ Lovett | 5-0 |
| 05/01/25 @ Walker | 7-1 |
| 04/25/25 @ Mt. Bethel Christian Academy | 7-2 |
Wesleyan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lovett, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-7.
As of now, neither Wesleyan nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.
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