By FRED KRONER
The Bulldogs collected a school-record 21 stolen bases in a 10-2 baseball victory on Friday (May 21) at Armstrong-Potomac. Eleven players swiped at least one base.
Nolan Nierenhausen had four thefts. Finishing with three steals apiece were Zac Carr and Blake Wolters.
According to the IHSA web site, 21 stolen bases in a game ties for the sixth-best total ever. The single-game IHSA record is 26 steals.
Chase Wagers led the M-S offense, finishing 3-for-3 and driving in two runs.
Scoring two runs apiece were Nierenhausen, Wolters and Nate McFall.
M-S recovered from a 2-1 deficit with a two-run fifth inning and built the lead from there.
Carr pitched five innings of four-hit ball to garner the victory. He walked two and struck out three.
Evan Ruzich worked two perfect innings to finish the game, striking out four of the six batters he faced.
On Saturday (May 22), the Bulldogs split a twin bill at Lincoln, dropping a 10-8 opening-game decision before regrouping to register an 11-7 win in the nightcap.
In the first game, M-S carried a 7-4 lead into the fifth inning.
Andrew Norman swatted two hits and scored two runs. Wolters and McFall also scored twice.
Wagers had two RBI.
In the second game, the Bulldogs tallied four first-inning runs, but needed a four-run fourth inning to snap a 5-5 deadlock.
McFall ended 4-for-5 with two doubles and four runs batted in. Wolters, Wagers and Mateo Casillas landed two hits apiece.
Wagers contributed two more RBI and two stolen bases. He has a 13-game hitting streak and has knocked in runs in 11 of those contests.
Wolters pitched the first five innings and notched the win. He allowed five hits, three walks and fanned four.
Ruzich and Brayden Houchin each worked one inning on the mound.
M-S (10-9) returns to action on Tuesday (May 25) with a doubleheader at home against Effingham.
