Baseball Preview: Rodriguez Mustangs vs. Vanden Vikings
The Rodriguez Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Vanden Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Rodriguez is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Rodriguez made easy work of Armijo and carried off a 13-2 win.
Rodriguez got a great performance from Jackson Kolakoski as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Kolakoski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alonso Rivera was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Rivera is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Gregory, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Vanden came up short against Vacaville on Friday and fell 8-3. Vanden has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vanden saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Tranchina, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Rodriguez is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Vanden, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
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