Baseball Recap: Eagle River Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

05/16/25 vs Bettye Davis East Anchorage	15
05/17/25 @ Dimond	14
05/23/25 @ Chugiak	11
06/05/25 vs Wasilla	10
04/23/25 @ Palmer	10

Eagle River had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wasilla Warriors a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Wolves have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Ryan Mullen made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Mullen was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Jack Mullen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April. Dallin Roberts was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Eagle River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wasilla only posted an OBP of .143.

The win was the fourth in a row for Eagle River, bringing their record up to 15-3-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Wasilla, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6-1.

Eagle River and Wasilla are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Wolves will square off against Service at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eagle River 2.8, the Cougars 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wasilla, they will face off against Juneau-Douglas at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.