Baseball Game Recap: Dillon Wildcats vs. Latta Vikings

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2024, 5:58pm

Baseball Recap: Dillon Wildcats vs. Latta Vikings

Dillon lost against Latta back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Dillon Wildcats fell 6-1 to the Latta Vikings. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Dillon has scored all season.

Dillon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hank Grider, who went 2-for-3 with a double.

On Latta's side, Caden Lee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Lee has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Seth Minshew, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Byrd, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Dillon now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Latta, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.

While Dillon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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