Baseball Recap: Leipsic Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Ada	14
04/14/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	12
04/16/25 @ Vanlue	11
04/11/25 vs Jefferson	11
04/29/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	10

Leipsic can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets with a sharp 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six matches by ten runs or more so far this season.

Colin Niese made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Leipsic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Leipsic got a massive performance out of Tommy Offenbacher, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Offenbacher has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Aaron Hazelton was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Leipsic's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Leipsic will head out to challenge Ottawa-Glandorf at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they will square off against Vanlue at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rockets are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a 12-game losing streak.