Baseball Recap: Wheaton's Luck Changes for the Better on Thursday

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/31/26 @ Niangua	16
03/23/26 @ Hurley	15
04/21/26 vs Golden City	11
04/21/26 vs Greenfield	11
05/07/26 vs Verona	10

There's no place like home for Wheaton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Verona Wildcats on Thursday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Riley Roller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roller was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBI, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Wheaton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mitchell Shockley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. Wheaton is undefeated when Shockley posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-10 otherwise. Jayson Peterson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

Wheaton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

With the victory, Wheaton broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-10. As for Verona, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.

Coming up, Wheaton is taking a road trip to square off against Exeter at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Verona has already played their next matchup (against Non Varsity Opponent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.