It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Fairfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Whiteoak Wildcats 8-7. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Wildcats back in April, they had to take a 8-4 loss.
Blaine Fauber
| 04/02/25 vs Hillsboro | 5 |
| 05/09/25 vs Manchester | 3 |
| 04/19/25 @ Paint Valley | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Lynchburg-Clay | 3 |
| 05/15/25 @ Whiteoak | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Blaine Fauber made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Fairfield is 4-2 when Fauber allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Fauber was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zane Matthews, who went 4-for-6 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He has become a key player for Fairfield: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 5-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Anderson Humphreys, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Fairfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 6-2 when they post 11 or more hits.
Fairfield now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Whiteoak, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Coming up, Fairfield is taking a road trip to face off against Manchester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Whiteoak does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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