Baseball

War Eagles have tough week, fall to 3-4

By By KEITH ANDERSON WHS Baseball Coach

The War Eagles moved to 3-4 on the year with three tough losses to Brookwood, Leon and Thomasville High this past week.
Wakulla traveled to Brookwood School in Thomasville on Tuesday, March 7. The War Eagles lost a close one 3-2.
Starter Leaston Spears threw 5 strong innings taking a 1-1 game into the 6th. Jesse Nazworth and Reid Joyner each threw well in the effort, but the Warriors walked it off in the 7th inning on a swinging bunt infield single to beat the War Eagles by a run.
Parker Lawhon, Colby Zinser, Brady Crum, Josiah Pierini, Reid Joyner, and Sam Bruce all had a hit in the affair.
The War Eagles turned right around and traveled to play a strong Leon team on Wednesday, March 8, losing another close one 5-3. The War Eagles loaded the bases a couple times, but could not get the timely hit to push them across.
Starter Gavin Estep struck out 4, going 4 innings, giving up 1 earned run.
Freshmen Owen Klees came in in the fifth finishing the game only giving up 1 earned run also.
Parker Lawhon, Leaston Spears, and Michael Hurley added hits for the War Eagles.
On Friday, March 10th, the War Eagles traveled back to Thomasville to play the 2022 state runner up Bulldogs of Thomasville High School.
Thomasville got out of the gate swinging the bat well scoring 5 runs in the first 2 innings. Starter Reid Joyner gave a valiant effort making it 2 and 1/3 innings. Reliever Hayden Wright came on in relief giving up only 1 hit in 2 1/3 innings and striking out 3.
Colby Zinser closed in the sixth with a scoreless inning also.
Thomasville was strong on the hill giving up only 4 hits to the War Eagles on the night with Colby Zinser, Brady Crum, Gavin Estep, and Sam Bruce recording hits for Wakulla High.