The Vintage Crushers will venture away from home to face off against the Casa Grande Gauchos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vintage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Casa Grande will be up against a hot Vintage squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Crushers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over Napa on Thursday. Considering the Crushers have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Travis Larsen
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Travis Larsen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Vintage's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 5-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dario Freschi, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Blake Porter, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande suffered their closest loss since April 3, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Windsor by a score of 5-3.
Casa Grande saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Mercado, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Abel Nolasco also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Vintage now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Casa Grande, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season.
Vintage beat Casa Grande 5-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Crushers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gauchos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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