AJ Reid collected three hits in a Saturday doubleheader at Oberlin College to become the third player in Wabash College baseball history to record 200 career hits. The Little Giants swept Oberlin in the North Coast Athletic Conference twin bill with a 21-8 victory in game one and a 12-7 win in game two.
 
Reid is third on the Wabash (19-17, 5-7 NCAC) career hits list with 202. He trails Chris Deig with 206 hits and all-time leader Sean Roginski with 208. Reid reached the 200-hit plateau with a two-run home run in the first inning of game one to give the Little Giants the lead it would never relinquish.
 
Wabash tallied 21 hits in game one and another 14 in game two. Camden Scheidt, Kamden Earley, Nick Logan, and Reid each hit home runs for the Little Giants on the day. Logan finished with five hits, including a double, a triple, and a home run on the afternoon.
 
GAME 1 | Wabash 21, Oberlin 8
Sophomore William McKinzie collected four hits to help power the Little Giants over the Oberlin Yeomen 21-8.
 
In addition to his four hits, McKinzie had a double, a walk, and three RBI to lead Wabash. Senior Kamden Earley also put together a standout effort, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two walks, and four RBI. Reid also helped out for Wabash, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate with a home run, four walks, and two RBI.
 
Sophomore Caleb Everson (5-2) started on the mound and picked up the win for Wabash. The right-hander went 6.2 innings, giving up eight runs, seven earned, on 13 hits, allowing no walks and striking out four. Sophomore Dylan Haslett pitched 2.1 shutout innings while allowing two hits, with one walk and one strikeout.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Reid's two-run homer lifted Wabash to a 2-0 lead before McKinzie scored on a wild pitch to put the Little Giants up 3-0 after one. Wabash picked up four runs in the third on RBI by McKinzie, Michael Galanos, Reece Bauer, and Earley. Benjamin Henke drove in a run in the fourth inning to put Wabash up 8-1. The Little Giants picked up two more runs in the fifth inning on a single from Will Fremion before Oberlin (14-19, 3-9 NCAC) answered with five runs in the bottom half of the inning.
 
Wabash scored two runs in the seventh and eighth innings before exploding for a seven-run ninth inning to put the game on ice. Nick Logan delivered a two-run single to go with bases-loaded walks to Scheidt and Earley. McKinzie put on the finishing touches with a two-run double for the 21-8 final.
GAME NOTES
» McKinzie collected four hits on the day for Wabash.
» Earley drove in four runs for Wabash.
» Every Wabash starter reached base safely in the win.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the ninth when it scored seven runs.
» Wabash took a 3-1 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Eight Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Wabash hitters hit three homers in the ballgame.
» The Little Giants had a total of 21 hits.
» The Little Giants out-hit the Yeomen at a 21-15 clip.
» Wabash went 7-for-19 (.368) with runners in scoring position.
» The Little Giants got two hits in four at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Wabash pitchers faced 42 Oberlin hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out five.
» The Little Giants drew ten walks from Oberlin pitching.
» Earley led the Little Giants at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.
» Oberlin was led offensively by freshman Kyle Baxt, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
» Junior Zachary Ritts led the Yeomen pitching staff, throwing one inning of two-run ball.
 
GAME 2 | Wabash 12, Oberlin 7
Bauer and Fremion each collected two extra-base hits to help lead Wabash to a 12-7 win over  Oberlin.
 
Bauer's two extra-base hits were the highlight of a 2-for-5 day, including a double, a triple, and two RBI. Logan finished with a triple, a home run, and two RBI, part of a 3-for-5 performance. Fremion also contributed for the Little Giants, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding two doubles and three RBI.
 
Junior Grant Stratton (3-1) started on the mound and picked up the win for Wabash. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up five runs, four earned, on eight hits, allowing one walk and striking out three.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Little Giants put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Logan put Wabash on the board with a one-out solo home run off sophomore Liam Rose.
 
After the Yeomen rallied to tie the ballgame at one, the Little Giants came back to retake the lead in the third inning on RBI from Reid, Earley, and McKinzie.
 
Wabash kept Oberlin without a run before expanding their lead to 5-1 the following inning. The Little Giants added a run on an RBI triple from Bauer, scoring Fremion from third.
Wabash kept the Yeomen without a run before their offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. The Little Giants scored five runs in the inning, highlighted by a one-run double off the bat of Bauer, bringing the Wabash advantage to 10-1.
 
Oberlin got within 10-4 until the Little Giants scored again in the sixth inning to stretch its lead to 12-4. Wabash pushed two runs across on a two-run double by Fremion that brought home senior Earley and Logan. Oberlin put three runs on the scoreboard before the game ended, but the Little Giants still coasted to the 12-7 win.
 
GAME NOTES
» Logan compiled three base knocks in the game for Wabash.
» The Little Giants had three players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
» Every Wabash starter reached base safely in the win.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the fifth when it scored five runs.
» The Little Giants had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Yeomen 1-1 in the top of the second.
» Five Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Little Giants out-hit the Yeomen at a 14-12 clip.
» Wabash went 6-for-14 (.429) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 40 Oberlin hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and 13 fly balls while striking out four.
» The Little Giants drew five walks from Oberlin pitching.
» Logan led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, and two RBI.


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