Junior Mike Mack (Butler, IN/Eastside) had three of the Little Giants nine hits. Senior Jake Martin (Rushville, IN/Rushville) and sophomore Tyler Nance (Celebration, FL/Celebration) each added two hits. But it was not enough to overcome the five-run third inning by the Grizzlies.
Franklin took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, then added five in the third to take a 6-0 advantage. The Grizzlies kept the Little Giants off the base paths, allowing only three hits through the first five innings. When Wabash was able to get a runner on first, the Franklin defense was quick to erase him with a double play. The Grizzlies turned four twin-killings. The Little Giants also stranded eight runners.
Wabash scored its only run in the last inning when sophomore Bill Goff (Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg) came home on an RBI double by Nance.
Mack's hits extended his current hitting steak to 16 games, the longest hitting streak for any Wabash player this season.
The Little Giants fall to 15-11 with the loss. Wabash travels to Denison University for a four-game series this weekend. The Little Giants open with two seven-inning games on Saturday, April 12 with the first pitch set for noon (EDT).