The Vacaville Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Vanden Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Vacaville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Vanden's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monday just wasn't the day for Vacaville's offense. Their tough 10-0 defeat to Vanden on Monday might stick with them for a while. Vacaville's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Vanden's part, they got a great performance from Ryan Cahalan as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Daevion Lindsay and Austin Hammerschmidt did most of the damage at the plate: Lindsay scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Hammerschmidt scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayne Hill, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Vacaville's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Vanden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Vacaville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Vanden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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