Wabash Rallies From Late Deficit, Beats Rhodes 10-9
The Wabash College baseball team fought back from down 8-4 in the seventh inning to knock off the Rhodes College Lynx 10-9 Sunday.
Braeden Bryant (1-0) got the win out of the bullpen for Wabash (3-0). The right-hander went 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit.
The Little Giants were led offensively by Camden Scheidt, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a double, a triple, a walk, and two RBI. Alex Washlock put together a standout performance at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and an RBI. AJ Reid also helped out for Wabash, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a home run and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 3-0, the Little Giants first put runs on the board in the second inning. Washlock put Wabash on the board with a two-out solo home run off Rhodes (4-3) starter Noah Roland.
The Lynx expanded their lead to 4-1 before the Little Giants’ offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the fourth. Washlock scored the lone run of the inning for Wabash on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 4-2 in favor of the Lynx.
Rhodes built their lead to 5-2 before the Wabash offense got back to work, reducing that lead to 5-3 in the fifth. The Little Giants scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Liam Patton to bring home Scheidt.
The Lynx expanded their lead to 6-3 before the Wabash offense got back in gear, cutting into that lead in the seventh. Scheidt crossed home plate thanks to an error by the Lynx to score the lone run of the inning for the Little Giants, tightening the Rhodes lead to 6-4.
Rhodes pushed their lead to 8-4 before the Little Giants’ offense got in action, getting in front of the Lynx to grab a 10-8 advantage in the eighth. Wabash hit two home runs in the inning while pushing six runs across. AJ Reid blasted his first of the season with a two-run shot after Scheidt had driven home a pair of runs with a double. Kamden Earley added another two-run shot after a single by Patton to cap the six-run inning.
Rhodes put one run on the scoreboard before Bryant closed the game for the 10-9 win.
GAME NOTES
» Wabash got three-hit games from both Scheidt and Patton.
» The Little Giants’ power output was led by Scheidt, who had two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Wabash’s highest-scoring inning was the eighth when it scored six runs.
» Four Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame (Scheidt, Patton, Washlock, and Will Phillips).
» The Little Giants out-hit the Lynx at a 13-11 clip.
» Wabash went 4-for-10 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 43 Rhodes hitters in the game, allowing ten ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out four.
» Scheidt led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and two RBI.
» Rhodes was led offensively by Wood Kimbrough, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI.
» Bryant worked 2-1/3 innings and allowed one hit and one run. Grant Stratton pitched four innings as the Wabash starter. He gave up six hits, five runs, three walks, and one strikeout. Sam Phillips pitched two innings of two-hit baseball. He surrendered one run with one walk and two strikeouts. Jackson Woehr gave up one earned run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning on the mound.
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