Baseball Recap: Valparaiso triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Trent Gill

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 6:21pm

Baseball Recap: Valparaiso Vikings vs. La Porte Slicers

Valparaiso entered their tilt with La Porte with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They had just enough and edged the La Porte Slicers out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Valparaiso also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.

Trent Gill was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.

Valparaiso has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for La Porte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.

Valparaiso will stay at home for another game and welcome Knox at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Valparaiso is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for La Porte, they will head out on the road to take on Kankakee Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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