Wakefield took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Wake Forest, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Wakefield came out on top in a nail-biter against Wake Forest on Tuesday, sneaking past 6-4. The win was familiar territory for the Wolverines, who have now won four contests in a row.
Tyler Rotellini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Wakefield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Dudash, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Wolverines
| 03/25/25 vs Wake Forest | 6-4 |
| 03/21/25 vs Rolesville | 2-0 |
| 03/19/25 vs Panther Creek | 15-4 |
| 03/13/25 vs Athens Drive | 10-0 |
| 03/10/25 vs Franklinton | 8-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Wakefield pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 9.63 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. As for Wake Forest, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Wakefield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wake Forest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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