FORT PIERCE, Florida — Wabash wrapped up its 2025 spring break trip to Florida on Saturday against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Little Giants tallied five runs but could not hold the Merchant Marine Mariners at bay in a 15-5 loss.
Offensively, the Little Giants were paced by junior Benjamin Henke, who went 2-for-3 on the day with two RBI. Senior Evan Neukam also furnished a standout performance, going 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Sophomore Miles Cvelbar also contributed for Wabash, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding two RBI.
Junior Caleb Everson (1-2) got the ball to start for Wabash (6-5) and took the loss.
The Little Giants started their scoring with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Henke delivered his first RBI single to score Will Phillips, then raced home on a single from Cvelbar. A bases-loaded walk to Neukam brought in the third running of the inning.
The Mariners (4-6) rallied to score five runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead before the Little Giants got back on the board in the fifth. Henke came across to score the lone run of the inning for Wabash on a sacrifice fly by Cvelbar, which tightened the Mariners lead to 7-4.
Merchant Marine built its lead to 10-4 before the Wabash offense got back to work, reducing that by scoring one run in the seventh on a Henke ground out. The Little Giants could not get any closer, as Merchant Marine added five runs to its tally in the top of the eighth inning for the 15-5 win in eight innings.
FRIDAY’S GAME
Streak snapped with 6-5 loss to Marywood
The Wabash College baseball team saw its three-game winning streak end on Friday with a 6-5 loss to Marywood University.
Wabash (6-4) brought a 5-4 lead into the ninth inning but could not hold on after surrendering two runs in the final frame.
Connor Lambert (0-1) took the loss on the mound for Wabash.
The Little Giants were paced offensively by Will Fremion, who went 3-for-4 on the day with an RBI. Will McKinzie finished 1-for-4 with two RBI. Michael Galanos also contributed for Wabash, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate with a double.
The Little Giants were trailing 2-0 in the first inning when they scored three runs in the bottom half of the frame.
The Little Giants held the Pacers scoreless before expanding their lead in the fifth. Fremion’s run-scoring single highlighted an inning where Wabash scored twice, which brought the score to 5-2 in favor of the Little Giants. They could not hold the lead, as Marywood scored four times over the remaining four innings to grab the 6-5 win.
