The Washington Wild Things (54-37) refused to relinquish the lead after grabbing it early against the Gateway Grizzlies (49-43), recording an 11-4 victory on Saturday at GCS Ballpark.
With eight runs in the first three innings, the Washington Wild Things left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
A home run by Carter Bell in the first inning fueled the Washington Wild Things' offense early.Bell racked up five RBIs on two hits for the Washington Wild Things.
Brett Mabry brought the heat against the Washington Wild Things during his outing. Mabry gave up just two hits, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out four during his three innings of work.
Matt Sergey improved to 3-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Washington Wild Things. He allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five, walked four and surrendered five hits.
Daniel Cropper couldn't get it done on the rubber for the Gateway Grizzlies, taking a loss. He allowed nine runs in three innings, walked three and struck out three.