Baseball Recap: Urbana Tigers vs. Danville Vikings
Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 17-4 loss to the Danville Vikings might stick with them for a while. Urbana was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Danville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
Urbana saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Wiemelt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Jaydon Riggs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Danville's side, Cameron Feuerborn made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Feuerborn has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Feuerborn was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grady Devors and Jake Garrison did most of the damage at the plate: Devors got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Garrison scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Darius Jay, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Urbana's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Danville, their win bumped their record up to 3-11.
Urbana will head out on the road to challenge Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Danville, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Covington at 4:30 p.m.
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