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The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) by a score of 14-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Vinton-Shellsburg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-

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Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Baseball - Vinton-Shellsburg loses to Independence

June 25, 2026: Independence, IA 50644

In Thursday's non-league bout, the Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) baseball squad overwhelmed the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), by a tally of 14-2.

Next up, the Mustangs encounter the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, June 25. Independence will attempt to upgrade on its 21-8 season record. The Vikings enter the bout with a 5-13 record after their 13-2 non-league loss to Solon (Solon, IA).

The Vikings (5-15) will now prepare for their bout against Independence (Independence, IA). The Mustangs enter the non-league bout with a 19-8 record. In their last bout, Independence achieved victory over Beckman (Dyersville, IA), 16-6, in a non-league bout.

VSHS @ Independence Baseball Game Info

Thu., Jun. 25, 2026

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) by a score of 14-2.

Rankings & Records

Vinton-Shellsburg (25-26)

IA
200

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
6-15	0-8	2-8	4-7	.286	.000	77	161

Independence (25-26)

IA
30

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
22-9	4-2	13-4	9-5	.710	.667	260	137

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Vinton-Shellsburg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.7	-	-
Independence	1.0	0	0	1.0	0	5.0	-	8.4	6.0	0

Head-to-Head

Independence won last week

6/25 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence - - - - - - - 10 - -
VSHS - - - - - - - 0 - -

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) by a score of 10-0.
Box score
Independence won last week

6/25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

VSHS - - - - - - - 2 - -
Independence - - - - - - - 14 - -

The Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 14-2.
Box score

6/25 @ 5p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
VSHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-

6/25	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
VSHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Vinton-Shellsburg	3-12		Independence	15-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/22/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Oelwein	(W) 8-6	5/29/26	Oelwein	Independence	(W) 6-2
				5/29/26	Oelwein	Independence
5/27/26	Clear Creek-Amana	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 15-1	6/18/26	Independence	Clear Creek-Amana	(W) 6-1
5/27/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Clear Creek-Amana	(L) 6-2	6/18/26	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(W) 8-2
6/1/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Williamsburg	(L) 12-7	5/27/26	Williamsburg	Independence	(W) 10-0
6/1/26	Williamsburg	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 8-0	5/27/26	Independence	Williamsburg	(W) 15-5
6/8/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Grinnell	(L) 10-3	6/22/26	Grinnell	Independence	(W) 6-5
6/8/26	Grinnell	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 2-0	6/22/26	Independence	Grinnell	(W) 8-2
6/10/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Solon		6/1/26	Independence	Solon	(L) 2-1
6/23/26	Solon	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 13-2	6/1/26	Solon	Independence	(L) 8-4
6/23/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Solon	(W) 3-2
6/11/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton		6/8/26	Benton	Independence	(W) 6-5
6/12/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(L) 10-0	6/8/26	Independence	Benton	(L) 7-6
6/12/26	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 9-1
6/15/26	South Tama County	Vinton-Shellsburg		7/2/26	Independence	South Tama County
6/18/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	West Delaware	(W) 3-0	6/15/26	West Delaware	Independence	(W) 15-0
6/18/26	West Delaware	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 8-1	6/15/26	Independence	West Delaware	(W) 8-2
6/22/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Mt. Vernon	(L) 12-2	6/4/26	Mt. Vernon	Independence	(W) 14-4
6/22/26	Mt. Vernon	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 13-3	6/4/26	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(W) 6-5
7/1/26	Maquoketa	Vinton-Shellsburg		6/16/26	Maquoketa	Independence	(W) 8-7
				6/16/26	Independence	Maquoketa	(W) 11-1
7/2/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Marion		6/29/26	Marion	Independence
7/6/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Charles City		5/26/26	Charles City	Independence	(W) 16-1

Record Breakdown

Vinton-Shellsburg (25-26)		Independence (25-26)
6-15	Overall	22-9
0-8	League	4-2
6-7	Non-League	18-7
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-12	Common Opponent	15-3
2-8	Home	13-4
4-7	Away	9-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
6-15	In-State	22-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0