WEIMAR, Texas — Wilder Baseball evened its record at 2-2 in 16-18 Babe Ruth World Series pool play with a dominant 6-1 win over Eagle Pass, Texas, on Tuesday evening.
The Wilder offense got a quick start.
Easton Napiontek and George Marinan both hit RBI doubles to give Wilder a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
The damage done could have been even worse as Wilder had runners at every base when Eagle Pass finally retired the side.
Wilder left the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, but this time failing to score in the inning.
But Wilder gave themselves a comfortable cushion in the third inning by scoring three runs, including two driven in by Cole Uvila, to push the lead to 5-0.
In the fifth, Justin Straight closed Wilder’s scoring with an RBI triple.
Eagle Pass’ only run came in the fourth with a single run.
Straight broke Napiontek’s hold on the game MVP award.
Along with his RBI triple, he also got the win with a solid pitching performance to earn the game MVP.
The win was Wilder’s second all-time World Series victory, the first coming Saturday against Lansing, Ill.
Wilder, which has a bye today, is now done with pool play and will likely move on to the single-elimination championship bracket, which begins Thursday.
The top three seeds from both the American and National divisions move on to the championship bracket.
Wilder is currently third in the National Division.
, behind Cape Code, Mass., and Mid-County, Tex., who faced each other in Tuesday’s late game.
Wilder’s two victims, Lansing and Eagle Pass are 1-2 and 0-3, respectively.
