Baseball Preview: Vernon Yellowjackets vs. Laurel Hill Hoboes
The Vernon Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Laurel Hill Hoboes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vernon will be strutting in after a victory while Laurel Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Vernon entered their tilt with Malone with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Tuesday. Considering Vernon has won three matches by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Patrick Zurawski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Zurawski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Cooper, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Ayden Morales was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Laurel Hill had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Bethlehem on Tuesday. Laurel Hill has not had much luck with Bethlehem recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Weston Graves made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Austin Bolton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Laurel Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Laurel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Vernon couldn't quite finish off Laurel Hill in their previous matchup back in February and fell 14-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Laurel Hill's Cooper Degraaf, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that Vernon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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