Antwerp’s Josh Poulson waits for the ball on an error in the 3rd inning as Wayne Trace Junior Grant Baumle touches home plate for a run. More pictures at westbendnews.net
At the Division IV District high school baseball match up on Wednesday, May 16th, Wayne Trace Raiders battled against the Antwerp Archers on the Golden Bear field. The match up proved tough as they defended the plate keeping the score at 0-0 for the first 2 innings. The 3rd inning was the game changer for both teams — good for the Raiders, not so good for the Archers. With 2 outs, errors were made by Antwerp, affording Wayne Trace to make 4 runs giving them the lead. This Raider lead held the status quo for the duration of this District match up. Final score: Wayne Trace 8, Antwerp 0.
Score by Innings:
Antwerp – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0; 4H, 5E
Wayne Trace – 0 0 4 2 0 2 x = 8; 8H, 1E
Winning Pitcher – Braden Zuber (7 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts, 1 walk)
Losing Pitcher – Dylan Peters (3-2/3 innings, 4 hits, 6 runs, 2 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, 4 walks)
Other Antwerp Pitcher – Jacob Savina
Antwerp Hitters – Keaton Altimus (single), Cole Seslar (double), Dylan Hines (single), Jake Eaken (single)
Wayne Trace Hitters – Haydn Gillett (single, double, three runs, two runs batted in), Caleb Schaefer (two singles, two runs batted in), Reid Miller (double), Eli Sinn (single, two runs batted in), Quinton Stabler (single), Grant Baumle (single)
Wayne Trace played Hicksville on Friday, May 18 at Bryan. Hicksville beat Wayne Trace 4-1 in that game, naming the Hicksville Aces District Champs. Regional play begins May 24th at Patrick Henry against Lima Central Catholic.
