{"id":36262,"date":"2026-05-01T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=36262"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:33:24","slug":"patriots-survive-first-inning-woes-to-ten-run-luers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/patriots-survive-first-inning-woes-to-ten-run-luers\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots survive first inning woes to ten-run Luers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORT WAYNE – After scoring three runs in the top of the first, it looked like the Heritage Patriots were well on their way to another victory and an 8-1 mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one point in the bottom of the first, it felt like the Patriots were never going to get out of the inning and the entire season was in peril. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A mound visit from Coach Lewis and a pitching change changed the complexion of Wednesday’s game between Heritage and Bishop Luers at the World Baseball Academy. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Proud to sponsor Heritage Athletics on WZBD.com!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the Patriots made a pitching change, labored through the inning and managed to somehow give up just four runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They never looked back after that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jaxon Feasby threw six innings of relief, allowing just one run to get the Patriots out of a jam. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jaxon Feasby got a double play and eventually got out of the long inning, then allowed just two more hits in five additional innings or work without allowing a run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucas Taylor pitched a scoreless inning after Feasby threw 73 pitches in his six innings of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob Krauss singled and scored for the Patriots Wednesday night. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Patriots might never have given up the lead in the bottom of the first if it weren’t for a smart defensive play to catch a runner and escape the inning on a double steal attempt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor drove in two with a double in the second and the Patriots scored twice more in the third with the bases loaded on a groundout and a wild pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garrett Oliver had a two-run single late in the game to give the Patriots a ten-run lead. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Garrett Oliver and Kingston Galentine both had big RBI hits later in the game. The team finally pushed the lead to 10 runs on Oliver’s two-run single. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patriots are back in action against Southern Wells Thursday night. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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