Baseball Recap: Windermere Wins High-Profile Match Against Hagerty

On Monday, Windermere faced Hagerty in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Windermere Wolverines sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Hagerty Huskies. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Connor Fink spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Joey Waddingham

Hits (Career)

03/17/25 vs Hagerty	3
03/12/25 vs Spruce Creek	2
03/07/25 vs Timber Creek	2
02/26/25 vs Winter Park	2
02/24/25 vs Freedom	2

At the plate, Windermere saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Waddingham, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Waddingham a new career-high.

Windermere is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. Hagerty moved to 13-1 with that loss, which also ended their 13-game winning streak.

Coincidentally, Windermere and Hagerty will both be playing Creekside the next time they take the field. Hagerty will head out to face Creekside at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Windermere will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.