MUNCIE – Whitko had its 10-game win streak snapped in the first game of a double header in a 7-4 loss, but bounced back to take game two, 12-6, to split a baseball doubleheader with Monroe Central played on the campus of Ball State University. In the opener, Alex Bechtold had a triple and a double among his three hits, drove in two runs and scored a run, and Hunter Sroufe added a two-bagger among his two hits. Garrett Smiley and Tanner Gaff added two hits for the Wildcats. Game two saw Whitko score four runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth frame. Landen Goff, Tanner Gaff, Smiley and Alex Robbins all hit home runs for the Wildcats. Gaff and Goff scored three runs each; Smiley and Robbins scored twice each. Drew Bradford added two singles to the 16-hit Wildcat attack. The Wildcats (17-5) host Peru in Three Rivers Conference play today.
