Baseball Game Recap: Vanlue Wildcats vs. Monroeville Eagles

By Team Reports Apr 14, 2024, 8:48am

Baseball Recap: Vanlue Wildcats vs. Monroeville Eagles

Sadly, Vanlue is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. Their rough 12-2 defeat to the Monroeville Eagles in Saturday's first game might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Vanlue of the 13-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Vanlue saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jon Hartley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

On Monroeville's side, they got a massive performance out of Owen Patchen, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Landin Hershiser was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Vanlue's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Monroeville, their win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Vanlue by a score of 13-3 later that day.

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