Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wooster). They blew past the Hug Hawks 22-0 on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Colts in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won nine in a row.
Chris Ballard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Rowan Andersen
| 03/22/25 @ Hug | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Dayton | 2 |
| 05/04/24 vs Fernley | 2 |
| 04/20/24 vs Hug | 2 |
| 04/13/24 @ Sparks | 2 |
In other batting news, Cody Barb and Rowan Andersen did most of the damage at the plate: Barb went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while Andersen scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Andersen a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Cayden Corl, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Wooster always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hug only posted an OBP of .182.
Wooster pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Hug, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Wooster beat Hug by a score of 18-0 later that day.
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