Baseball Recap: Van Vandals vs. Brownsboro Bears
In what's become a running theme this season, Van gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Brownsboro Bears with a sharp 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Van considering their one-run performance the match before.
Colten Grier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Grier was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Jon Alexander looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Van let Landon Smith and Asher Hawkins loose on the outfield. Smith scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Hawkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Bachert, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Van is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7-2 record this season. As for Brownsboro, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
Van will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brownsboro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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