
Wildcats
04/14/25 @ Herscher | 3-0 |
04/11/25 vs Gardner-South Wilmington | 10-0 |
04/10/25 vs Manteno | 2-0 |
04/08/25 @ Manteno | 8-0 |
Wilmington put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Herscher Tigers a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Lucas Rink, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Herscher off the board. Rink has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wilmington's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Holman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Zach Ohlund also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Wilmington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Herscher, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2.
Wilmington will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:29 p.m. on Tuesday.
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