It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Oakland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past the Stewarts Creek Red Hawks 8-6. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Braxton Greever made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn’t given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter’s box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other pitching news, Noah Hester looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Oakland: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
Caden Wayman
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Back at the plate, Caden Wayman was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Carver, who went 2-for-6 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Oakland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stewarts Creek only managed six.
The win got Oakland back to even at 5-5. As for Stewarts Creek, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Coming up, Oakland will take on Beech in a tournament on Friday. As for Stewarts Creek, they will take on Hendersonville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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