Dragons lose 2 in Wiggins

Although the Dragons lost two games in Wiggins 18-4 and 19-0 on Saturday, June 5, coach Sherman Kage said he is happy to see the players improve in the different aspects of the game.

“They came out disciplined at the plate and had a no-quit mentality,” Kage said of the Dragons in the first game.

He added that they will be focusing on finishing the season strong, keeping a competitive attitude and applying what they’ve been working on all season.

Holyoke 4, Wiggins 18

The Dragons scored first in the game, getting a run across in the second inning. Wiggins answered by plating 10 in the bottom of the second.

Holyoke closed the gap by scoring three in the third and keeping the Tigers scoreless in their half of the third. Wiggins scored 8 more in the fourth and kept the Dragons from scoring in the fourth and fifth to get the win.

Michel Perez was the Dragon starting pitcher. He faced 19 batters in one and two-thirds innings. He struck out two, walked seven and allowed 10 earned runs on six hits.

Ty Dirks faced 16 batters in two innings. He allowed seven earned runs on eight hits, struck out three batters and walked two.

Alexis Dominguez pitched a third of an inning and faced four batters. He gave up one earned run on two hits.

Offensively, Angel Carrasco had three hits in three appearances at the plate and drove in a run.

Cooper Goldenstein and Dominguez had one hit and one RBI apiece. Dominguez also stole a base.

Caiden Krueger had a hit and a stolen base, and Dirks had one hit.

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