Baseball

WAR EAGLES SPLIT TWO GAMES TO GET TO 5-6

By By KEITH ANDERSON WHS Baseball Coach

The Wakulla High War Eagles Varsity Baseball team split two games this past week to move to 5-6 on the season so far.
On Monday, March 20th, the War Eagles traveled to Maclay winning 8-4. Starting pitcher Leaston Spears threw 3 innings giving up 4 hits and 3 runs coming out of the ballgame tied at 3 in the 4th inning. Hayden Wright came on in relief to pitch a stellar 3 and 2/3 innings giving up 3 hits and 1 run in the effort notching his first Varsity win. Jesse Nazworth also thew the last out in the 7th in the win.
On the offensive side, Colby Zinser led the War Eagles going 3-3 on the day. Brady Crum was 2-2 with 2 RBIs, and Parker Lawhon and Sam Bruce each added a hit and an RBI.
The War Eagles then traveled to Madison on Tuesday, March 21st to play the Madison Cowboys where they took a 4-3 lead into the 6th inning, but the Cowboys came alive in the bottom of the sixth to score 6 unanswered runs to eventually win the game 9-4.
Starter Gavin Estep had a solid outing throwing 5 innings scattering 7 hits on 3 runs with 6 strikeouts. Owen Klees, Jesse Nazworth, and Colby Zinser pitched in relief for WHS.
Catcher Brady Crum led the War Eagles with the bat going 3-4 with two doubles. Sam Bruce had a hit and 2 RBIs, Gavin Estep had a single and an RBI, Michael Hurley had an RBI, Parker Lawhon had a hit, and Josiah Pierini added a single also.