Wake Forest fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Wakefield on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 8-6. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
Ethan Brittain was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Brittain was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Wake Forest got a big performance out of Carlos Diaz, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Stephen Crater, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run.
This is the second loss in a row for Wake Forest and nudges their season record down to 10-2. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Wakefield, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wake Forest will take on Broughton in a tournament on Thursday. As for Wakefield, they will be taking part in a tournament against Middle Creek at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middle Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Wakefield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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