Baseball Recap: Vacaville Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/12/26 @ Wood	24
03/24/26 vs Sacramento	23
03/26/26 @ Sacramento	21
04/09/26 @ Pioneer	13
04/16/26 vs Vanden	10

Vacaville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vanden Vikings a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Ethan Williams's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Caden Whitten and Rome Griego did most of the damage at the plate: Whitten went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Griego went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Whitten has posted since back in April of 2025. Luke Giaramita was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Vacaville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vanden only posted an OBP of .250.

Vacaville's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Vanden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.

Coming up, Vacaville will be playing at home against Alameda at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Vanden, they will head out to take on Sacramento at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.