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Box Score 2 The Wabash baseball team easily handled Wilmington College in a home double header Saturday. The Little Giants walloped the Quakers in the first game 10-0 and rallied in game two for the win, 9-5.
The Little Giants pounded out 25 hits over 14 innings in the two contests.
“Guys are working the count the way we teach them to and we're putting pressure on them on the bases,” Coach Cory Stevens said in explaining the outpouring of runs and hits. “We had quite a few stolen bases and that does a lot of things. Not only does that get our guys extra bases, it moves the defense and opens up holes for the ball to go through.”
Andrew Rodgers went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI in the opener to pace Wabash. While the offense produced 10 runs on 17 hits,
JT Miller pitched a three-hitter in the Little Giants' game-one rout.
Little Giant base runners swiped a total 8 bases for the day.
“We didn't give up free bases, especially in the first game,” Stevens said. “JT gave up one walk in a complete game so that's huge right there. When they did put the ball in play, they weren't scoring runs off free bases.”
Wabash trailed 3-1 in the nightcap but used an 8-run, error-filled bottom of the third inning to grab a lead it never relinquished. The Little Giants have now plated 40 runs over their last 4 games.
“I had a game off and thought it might affect me but it didn't—I'm just seeing the ball really well lately,” Rodgers said. “I just want to maintain my comfort at the plate and keep my confidence. As a team we're hitting the ball well and I think it just carries over from individuals doing their part.”
Rodgers rested Tuesday against Manchester University but showed no rust Saturday. He stepped to the plate 7 times in the two games and recorded 5 hits and 4 RBI.
Tyler Owensby posted 3 hits in 6 at bats and 2 RBI. Owensby extended his hit streak to 10 games with one hit in the first game and two in the second.
Miller's stat line finished with 3 hits, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts and 0 earned runs.
Chris Widup registered the win in game two despite allowing 5 runs on 8 hits. He struckout two batters without allowing a walk.
An impending snowstorm cancelled the Sunday doubleheader of the series. Wabash is scheduled to visit Butler University Tuesday with first pitch at 3:30 p.m.
