Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Francisco Waldorf). They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Gateway Gators on Tuesday. The Wolverines have beaten the Gators the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Gators has come to flipping the script.
Emiliano Martinez-Ortiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. San Francisco Waldorf is 4-1 when Martinez-Ortiz posts two or more runs, but 0-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Sam Appel was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Sarig, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Wolverines
| 05/06/25 @ Gateway | 47.8% |
| 04/29/25 vs Drew | 28% |
| 04/24/25 @ Summerfield Waldorf | 18.5% |
| 04/11/25 @ Burton | 33.3% |
| 03/27/25 vs International | 24% |
| + 13 more games |
San Francisco Waldorf was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
San Francisco Waldorf's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Gateway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
San Francisco Waldorf will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Gators: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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