Baseball Recap: Nevada Union Miners vs. Oakmont Vikings
Nevada Union lost against Oakmont last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Nevada Union Miners fell 4-1 to the Oakmont Vikings. Nevada Union has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nevada Union saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Van Matre, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Oakmont's side, Trevor Wilson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Wilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Fearn, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Nevada Union's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Oakmont, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
While Nevada Union 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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