PORT CHARLOTTE, FL -- Junior
Michael Galanos and sophomore
Benjamin Henke each racked up three hits to help lead the Wabash College Little Giants past the No. 13 Misericordia University Cougars 14-6 on Tuesday.
Sophomore
Jackson Woehr (1-0) got the win out of the bullpen for Wabash (3-2). The
right-hander went 2.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits.
Dylan Haslett worked the final 3.1 innings, limiting Misericordia (5-4) to one run on five hits to earn his first save. Haslett struck out two of the 17 batters he faced in the game.
Galanos' three-hit day led the Little Giants offensively. Senior
Kamden Earley also added a walk and three RBI to his three-hit performance. Henke put together three hits in five trips to the plate, adding a double and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Little Giants scored in six different innings on the way to victory. Wabash took the lead in the first inning on Misericordia's error with senior
AJ Reid at the plate that brought home senior
Reece Bauer. The Little Giants scored twice in the second and three times in the third inning before exploding for a four-run seventh-inning outburst. Wabash took advantage of nine Misericordia errors to score six unearned runs in the contest.
GAME NOTES
» Wabash got three-hit games from three different hitters.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed four runs across.
» Wabash took a 3-2 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Five Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Little Giants out-hit the Cougars at a 14-12 clip.
» Wabash went 7-for-21 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers limited Misericordia to just 2-for-13 (.154) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 48 Misericordia hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out five.
» The Little Giants drew seven walks from Misericordia pitching.
» Earley led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.
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