Wabash scored nine runs in the first three innings of Thursday's non-conference baseball game against Greenville University. The Little Giants held on for a 14-8 home victory against the visiting Panthers to record a third consecutive win. The victory avenged an early road loss at Greenville.
 
AJ Reid racked up four RBI and Camden Scheidt delivered three RBI in the victory. Reid went 1-for-2 with his four RBIs for Wabash (17-17). Scheidt also compiled a standout performance at the dish, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and three RBI. Kamden Earley put together two hits in five trips to the plate with two doubles and two RBI.
 
Matthew Wright (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Wabash. The right-hander went 1.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits, allowing one walk and striking out one. Ethen Kimmerle threw two scoreless innings while allowing no hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scheidt opened the bottom of the first inning with a leadoff triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from Reid to give Wabash a 1-0 lead. The Little Giants added six runs in the second inning with a bases-loaded walk to Scheidt. Another run crossed on a dropped sacrifice fly hit to left-center field ahead of a two-run double by Earley. Nick Logan lifted another sacrifice fly to left field to bring home Reid, and then Evan Neukam completed the six-run frame with an RBI double down the left-field line.
 
Scheidt and Reid each delivered RBI in a two-run third inning to put the Little Giants in front 9-0. Greenville rallied with four runs in the fourth inning to close to 9-4. Scheidt brought another run home for the Little Giants in the bottom of the fifth with a sac fly to right. Wabash scored a run in the sixth, two more in the seventh, and a final run in the eighth to provide the 14-8 win.
 
GAME NOTES
» The Little Giants power output was led by Earley, who compiled two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Reid drove in four runs for Wabash.
» Every Wabash starter reached base safely in the win.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the second when it scored six runs.
» Wabash took a 1-0 lead in the bottom 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 Panthers at a 12-5 clip.
» Michael Galanos stole two bases in Thursday's game.
» Wabash went 6-for-17 (.353) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 47 Greenville hitters in the game, allowing ten ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out four.
» The Little Giants drew six walks from Greenville pitching.
» Scheidt led the Little Giants at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.


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