Baseball Recap: St. Vincent de Paul Comes Up Short

St. Vincent de Paul had lost nine straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-19 to make it ten. They came up short against the Montgomery Vikings, falling 11-5. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday.

St. Vincent de Paul saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Boutilier, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Another was Harrison Barley, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

As for Montgomery, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-13. Considering they have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

On Montgomery's side, Thomas Coleman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Coleman is becoming a predictor of the Vikings' success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 8-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Dienhart, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Coming up, St. Vincent de Paul will be playing at home against Point Arena at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pirates will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Mustangs surely won't give up without a fight. Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.