Wages signs to play professionally

Wayne Wages led the Panthers by pitching 80.1 innings in the 2016 season. Photos by Dayne Francis | The SignalLeft-handed senior pitcher Wayne Wages has signed to play professional baseball for the Stuttgart Reds in Germany’s top league.

Wages joined the Panthers in 2014, in which he pitched three scoreless innings against in-state foe Georgia Tech, after spending a year at Marion Military.

Wages led the Panthers in 26 appearances during the 2015 season. He struck out 31 individuals and finished the season with a 3.77 ERA. In the 2016 season Wages posted a 4-6 record with a 5.14 ERA and led the team with 80.1 innings. Finishing his Panther career totaling over 46 games and 112 innings, Wages…