<p>For the Daily Journal</p>
<p>Following a wild affair Tuesday that saw head coach Scott Sherry ejected, the Whiteland Warriors went into Wednesday’s baseball rematch against Greenwood looking to keep their composure.</p>
<p>Their man on the mound was an exemplar in that department.</p>
<p>Led by a complete game from starting pitcher Riley McMahon, Whiteland (5-3, 3-3 Mid-State) avenged a close loss on Tuesday by routing Greenwood 14-3 in five-and-a-half innings.</p>
<p>McMahon and Whiteland started the game on shaky ground. The junior had trouble locating his breaking ball and gave up an early run. The gusty conditions may have been a factor, although his coaches said afterward the ability to control a game starts in the bullpen during warmups.</p>
<p>A high-powered second inning provided McMahon the cushion he needed. The Warriors scored six runs in the frame, highlighted by a bases-loaded double by Luke Helton. Senior Nicholas Carrizales followed with a home run over the right field fence, undoubtedly aided by strong opposite-field winds.</p>
<p>Greenwood (2-5, 2-4) tried to make things interesting during the top of the fourth. A walk to start the inning provided an RBI opportunity for Jake Houpt. The junior outfielder delivered, driving the ball to the outfield and scoring two runs in the process.</p>
<p>But the defensive half of the frame made the inning a painful one overall for the Woodmen. Whiteland began to pile on Greenwood reliever Cameron Crick, the middle of the order continuing to pull toward the opposite field.</p>
<p>To go with his pitching, McMahon made a stellar play in the top of the fifth, picking off Whiteland’s Jordan Martin at first base following a leadoff single. He retired the final two Greenwood batters to cap off a roller coaster two days for his Warriors squad.</p>
<p>Whiteland’s Braden Reed contributed two stolen bases early on to go along with an RBI sacrifice in the bottom of the fourth.</p>
