Baseball Recap: Vernon Sets Scoring Season-High Against Kittatinny Regional

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 @ Kittatinny Regional	12
04/09/25 @ North Warren Regional	9
04/11/25 vs Sparta	6
04/10/25 vs North Warren Regional	5
04/02/25 @ Jefferson Township	3

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vernon). Everything went their way against the Kittatinny Regional Cougars on Monday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won seven in a row.

Michael Pecoraro looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Baumann, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dustin Wagner, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Vernon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Vernon's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Kittatinny Regional, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Vernon will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.