LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team traveled to Hanover for a mid-week matchup against their neighbors to the north, defeating the Panthers 5-4.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Spalding 5 – Hanover 4
LOCATION: K.T. Young Ballpark | Hanover, Ind.
RECORDS: Spalding 8-3 | Hanover 5-5

HIGHLIGHTS
Garrett Wilson started the game off with a bang, hitting a homerun on the first pitch of the game for Spalding. Later, Hanover tied the game in the third by scoring off back to back doubles. The Golden Eagles then took the lead from a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth. However, the Panthers had a solid bottom of the fifth, scoring three runs of their own. Spalding cranked out another pair of runs in the seventh and eighth, securing the win in the close game, 5-4.
 
NOTABLE STATS
Garrett Wilson, Evan Trentman and Jace Pinkston all led the team, each having a pair of hits to his name. Isaac Lineberry and Garrett Wilson helped drive in runs for Spalding with both players having two RBI's. Jarrett Wantye started the game for Spalding, throwing four and one-third innings while striking out three batters and allowing four hits and four runs. Adam Weining and Caleb Collins came in relief to close out Hanover with Caleb Collins earning the win.
 
UP NEXT
Spalding will travel to Principia College to play a three-game series starting Friday, March 6th at 8:00 PM EST, followed by a double header Saturday starting at 1:00 PM EST.