Wildcats manufacture runs to earn league road win at Baldwin

By Andy Brown
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Updated: April 3, 2023

Andy Brown / Louisburg Sports Zone

Louisburg senior Corbin Hamman (pictured), along with sophomore Alex Saad, combined to allow just one unearned run and struck out 12 Baldwin batters Tuesday in Baldwin City.

BALDWIN CITY — Louisburg tallied just four hits in Tuesday’s game against Baldwin, but the Wildcats took advantage of what little opportunities they had.

On a night with not a lot of offense, the Wildcats coaxed nine walks, and along with the four hits, helped give them a 5-1 victory over the Bulldogs in Baldwin City.

Louisburg scored four of its five runs on a passed ball or wild pitch, as the Wildcats caused havoc on the base paths and improved to 3-1 on the season.

“It’s always good to leave with a win, especially against another league team,” Louisburg coach Kade Larson said. “We didn’t swing it our best, but we continued to put pressure on them all night. More than a couple times we hit the ball hard, just right at them. Near the end we were finally able to push a few across.”

The Wildcats found themselves down 1-0 going into the top of the fifth inning, but were able to tie it up. Junior Declan Battle worked a walk, stole second and scored on a double by freshman Danny Napier.

***Louisburg junior Wyatt Holland reached base four times Tuesday, including a pair of singles and two walks.***

From there, Louisburg scored its final four runs on either a passed ball or wild pitch and the pitching was able to take care of the rest.

Senior Corbin Hamman started the game and pitched four innings and gave up an unearned run and struck out five. Sophomore Alex Saad came in a shut the door for the Wildcats.

Saad pitched the final three innings and gave up just one hit, while he struck out seven.

“Those runs were all Hamman and Saad needed to close the door,” Larson said. “They were throwing really well and competed all night. We had a few mistakes that led to some extra baserunners, but both Saad and Hamman found a way to get out of it every time.”

Junior Wyatt Holland had a big night at the plate for Louisburg as he reached base four times on a pair of walks and two singles. He also scored twice.

Sophomore Luke Schultz also tallied a base hit, while Battle and Hamman each earned a pair of walks and scored runs. Junior Brody McGreer also scored a run for the Wildcats.