Baseball Recap: Vestal Extends Winning Streak to Six

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Previous 6 Games

04/25/25 @ Johnson City	14-0
04/23/25 vs Johnson City	21-0
04/21/25 @ Johnson City	26-2
04/18/25 @ Binghamton	21-0
04/17/25 vs Binghamton	20-0
04/14/25 @ Binghamton	19-0

Vestal came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Johnson City Wildcats a 14-0 shutout. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 21-0 win on Wednesday.

Ben Tanton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Vestal got a massive performance out of Henry Lay, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Canyon Kalina also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Vestal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .510 or higher in six consecutive matches.

Vestal pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Johnson City, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Vestal will square off against rival Maine-Endwell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Johnson City is set to take on their familiar foe Binghamton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.