Baseball Game Preview: Fort Wayne South Side Archers vs. New Haven Bulldogs

Archers

Runs

04/22/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian	19
04/16/25 @ Woodlan	4
04/15/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	2
04/11/25 vs Heritage	2
04/10/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	3
+ 2 more games

The Fort Wayne South Side Archers will take on the New Haven Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Wayne South Side is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Fort Wayne South Side turned things around against Lakewood Park Christian on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 19-9. The Archers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Drew Pancake was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Casen Harl was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Fort Wayne South Side always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

New Haven let Woodlan stack six runs on them in the sixth inning on Monday but luckily New Haven prevailed anyway. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Warriors 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

New Haven's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Fort Wayne South Side, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.

Fort Wayne South Side came out on top in a nail-biter against New Haven when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Archers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.