Baseball Recap: Willard Takes a Loss

Crimson Flashes

Team Score (Highest)

04/04/26 @ Seneca East	6
04/04/26 @ Seneca East	3
04/02/26 @ Plymouth	2
03/30/26 vs Wynford	2

Willard had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 0-4 to make it nine. They lost 16-6 to the Seneca East Tigers. On the bright side, the six- run effort marked the Crimson Flashes' highest-scoring game to date.

Willard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Weaver, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that Weaver has brought in this season. Another was Jandyel Salazar, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

As for Seneca East, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-0-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games.

On Seneca East's side, Luke Mason looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Coming up, Willard will look to defend their home field on Monday against Vermilion at 4:45 p.m. The matchup will give the Crimson Flashes their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Seneca East, they will venture away from home to square off against Mohawk at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.