Baseball Recap: Alex Young can't quite lead Del Campo over Vanden

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 1:06am

Baseball Recap: Del Campo Cougars vs. Vanden Vikings

Del Campo fell victim to Vanden and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 12-0 to the Vanden Vikings. The shutout was out of character for Del Campo seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Del Campo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Young, who went 1-for-1 with a double.

On Vanden's side, Rhyan Solomon-King made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Solomon-King has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Solomon-King was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Myles Adams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sterling Goyette, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Del Campo now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Vanden, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.

Del Campo will head out on the road to challenge El Camino at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Del Campo is facing El Camino at the right time seeing as El Camino is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Vanden, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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