Baseball Recap: Wendell Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/10/26 vs West Jefferson	17
04/10/26 vs Notus	17
03/16/26 vs Glenns Ferry	17
04/09/26 vs Soda Springs	13
03/27/26 vs Garden Valley	12

Wendell came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They didn't even let the Notus Pirates on the board, marking their second-straight 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Teagan Vanderham made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one stolen base.

In other pitching news, Garrett Youngblood looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Wendell got a massive performance out of Zayden Rogers, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Rogers is becoming a predictor of the Trojans' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Deegan Prince, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Wendell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Wendell's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Notus, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Wendell has already played their next matchup, an 18-1 win against Grangeville on the 11th. As for Notus, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 17-2 defeat against Soda Springs on the 11th.