Luke Vakiner Game Report: vs Falls City

Luke Vakiner

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/08/25 vs Falls City	11
04/14/25 vs Fairbury	10
05/01/25 @ Twin River	7
04/22/25 @ St. Paul/Palmer	7
04/18/25 vs Wayne	7

Luke Vakiner posted a new career-high in strikeouts on Thursday. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.

Looking ahead, Vakiner and Central City/Centura will look to defend their home field on Friday against Thurston-Cuming County at 5:00 p.m. The last time Vakiner duked it out with Thurston-Cuming County (back in March of 2024), the Kernels came out on top by a score of 13-0. Will another strong game from Vakiner be enough to do it again? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.