Baseball Recap: Voyager picks up sixth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 5:52pm

Baseball Recap: Voyager Vikings vs. Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions

Voyager scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions as the Voyager Vikings made off with a 17-1 win. Considering Voyager has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Marshall Hambrick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Hambrick has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hambrick was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Voyager got a big performance out of Aidan Daly, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Adam Freiburger, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.

Voyager's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Voyager will face off against Roxboro Community at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roxboro Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Vance Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vance Charter will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Excelsior Classical Academy surely won't give up without a fight.

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