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It wasn’t the prettiest game for the Helias Crusaders, except maybe on the scoreboard. “It’s an ugly win, but a win is a win,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Monday after the Crusaders used a three-run fifth inning to rally for a 5-3 victory against the Eldon Mustangs at the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex. “We cannot survive playing like this, we have to play cleaner baseball.”
The approach remains the same, no matter the opponent. “Have good at-bats, pump the strike zone, make the routine plays,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Tuesday after the Crusaders defeated the Owensville Dutchmen 11-1 in five innings at the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex. “That has to be the philosophy.”
The Helias Crusaders did a little too much watching. “We didn’t have many competitive at-bats for the majority of the game,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Tuesday after the Crusaders dropped a 5-1 decision to the Ozark Tigers at the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex. “Nine strikeouts, five looking, we weren’t competing. Their pitchers were good, but that doesn’t mean we can’t compete.”
BASEBALL CITY, Fla. — The Helias Crusaders rolled to a pair of wins Monday.
The start time for the game was moved up two hours in an attempt to beat the weather. As the Helias Crusaders took knees Friday night to wrap up a 45-14 victory against the Battle Spartans at Ray Hentges Stadium, the rain began to come down for the first time. Timing is everything.