It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Wakefield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wake Forest Cougars, sneaking past 8-6. With that victory, the Wolverines brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Eli Gross and Thomas Piscorik did most of the damage at the plate: Gross scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Piscorik went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those two runs gave Gross a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Blackburn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wolverines
| 03/27/25 @ Wake Forest | 8-6 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wake Forest | 6-4 |
| 03/21/25 vs Rolesville | 2-0 |
| 03/19/25 vs Panther Creek | 15-4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Rolesville | 6-2 |
The win was the fifth in a row for Wakefield, bringing their record up to 11-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Wake Forest, their loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wakefield will welcome Middle Creek at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wakefield 3.1, Middle Creek 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wake Forest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Broughton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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