Baseball Preview: Van Vandals vs. Chapel Hill Bulldogs
Van is 3-0 against Chapel Hill since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Van Vandals will head out on the road to take on the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van has three straight victories, Chapel Hill has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Van had just enough and edged Chapel Hill out 8-7.
Colten Grier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Grier was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Rawly Hinch looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Landon Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Asher Hawkins was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Van is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-2 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
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