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Wyoming baseball uses strong pitching effort, timely hitting to defeat Union Tuesday in WKTV Truck Game

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Wyoming pitcher Jack Terveen totaled 11 strikeouts and gave up only one hit in the Wolves’ 6-1 win over Grand Rapids Union. (WKTV/Greg Chrapek)



By Greg Chrapek

WKTV Contributor

Thanks to some solid pitching by Jack Terveen and a balanced hitting attack, a young Wyoming baseball team continued to show progress this season with a 6-1 win over Grand Rapids Union in WKTV’s Tuesday Night Truck Game.

The win was the fourth of the season for the Wolves who faced a difficult schedule to start as they played some of the top teams in West Michigan like Zeeland West and Zeeland East.

Terveen gets 11 strikeouts in one-hitter

Pitching was a big key in the win for the Wolves as Terveen allowed one hit and one run over six innings. Terveen also racked up 11 strikeouts during his six innings of work as he hit his spots and changed speeds to keep the Union hitters off balance. Markis Cadreau came on in relief in the seventh inning to nail down the win for the Wolves as he retired the Red Hawks in order with one strikeout.



Wyoming players converse on the mound during the OK Green Conference win against Grand Rapids Union Tuesday. (WKTV/Greg Chrapek)

A balanced hitting attack

Offensively, Wyoming enjoyed a balanced attack at the plate. The Wolves pounded out 12 hits in the game with all but one batter in the order recording at least one hit during the game.

Wyoming scored single runs in the second and third innings to take a 2-0 lead. The Wolves then doubled the lead with two runs in the fourth inning and added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth after Union scored its lone run in the top of the sixth.

Elijah Halbower led the Wyoming offense as he collected a pair of hits and drove in a run. Branson Abdella also added two hits and walked while stealing a pair of bases. Jackson Reed had two hits, scored a run, stole a base and had an RBI. Donny Petree Jr. also had a pair of hits, stole a base and drove in a run. 

The Wolves also displayed some solid defense in turning a double play and committing no errors during the game.

Wyoming won a pair of games April 20 en route to winning the championship at the King of Wyoming Tournament, defeating Lee 14-3 in the semifinals and stopping Kelloggsville 22-0 in the championship game.

“We have a really young team,” said Wyoming coach Donny Petree Sr. “We lost 13 seniors from last year’s team so we are rebuilding this year. We played really well this past weekend in the King of Wyoming Tournament. We had some good pitching and we hit the ball really well.”

Terveen was one of the Wyoming pitchers who stood out at the tournament as he tossed a three-hitter in one of the wins.

Petree Jr. leads team with a .406 batting average

The Wyoming offense was paced by Donny Petree Jr. The junior infielder collected six hits and drove in four runs during the tournament. Petree Jr. came into the Union game leading the Wolves in hitting with a .406 batting average. Sandwiched between the tournament and the Union game was a strong game against Caledonia where Petree Jr. went three-for-four with three doubles.

Terveen also has been one of Wyoming’s top hitters as he entered the Union game with a .323 batting average.

Petree Jr. and Terveen are both juniors and team leaders for the Wolves, who have been showing progress as the season heads into May. The Wolves also are getting strong contributions from senior shortstop Seth Moore, junior catcher Diego Romero and Halbower in centerfield. Petree Jr., Romero and Halbower also are team captains.

A pair of juniors, first baseman Chase Simon and Reed, left field, are also stepping up this season as is sophomore second baseman De’Avion Miller.

Even more young players contributed in the tournament win. Sophomore Isaac Johnson and freshman Josue Pagon along with Miller and Cadreau, a sophomore, helped with the tournament wins.

“Faced really good teams right out of the gate”

“We won our first game of the season then lost nine in a row,” Petree Sr. said. “We faced Zeeland East and Zeeland West early and they are state-ranked teams. We lost one of those games 5-2 and we played a good game against them. We’ve played well, we’ve just went against some really good teams right out of the gate.”

Petree Sr. is also receiving plenty of help from his coaching staff.

“Our assistant coaches, Chano Buentello, Rob Kogler and Nico Rodriguez are doing a great job,” Petree Sr. said. “We have a young team, but we are getting better all the time.”