Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Wayne

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/20/26 vs South Sioux City	13
04/21/26 @ Twin River	12
04/16/26 @ Tekamah-Herman	12
03/26/26 @ Thurston-Cuming County	12
04/13/26 vs Holdrege	10

Wayne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Twin River Titans get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

Jaxson Kneifl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wayne is 6-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Kneifl was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Wayne let William Patefield and Parker Patefield run wild. William went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Parker went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave Parker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Reinhardt, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.

Wayne lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Wayne's record is now 12-8. As for Twin River, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Coincidentally, Wayne and Twin River will both be playing Aurora the next time they take the field. The Titans will head out to face the Huskies on Thursday, while the Blue Devils will head out to face them at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.