
Wolverines
04/08/25 vs Calhoun Falls Charter | 23 |
02/28/25 vs Upstate | 17 |
03/14/25 vs McCormick | 16 |
03/19/25 vs Thornwell | 14 |
04/01/25 vs GREEN Upstate | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitmire). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes a 23-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Wolverines have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Elijah Alexander was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Whitmire let Crue Keller and Brian Steele run wild. Keller scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Steele scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Steele a new career-high in RBI (two). Aiden Vicars was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Whitmire was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Whitmire's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Calhoun Falls Charter, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Coming up, Whitmire will face off against Newberry at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calhoun Falls Charter will be paying especially close attention to the Wolverines' game: after the Wolverines faces off against the Bulldogs, they'll take on Calhoun Falls Charter again at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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