Vikings
| 04/21/25 @ Bloomingdale | 16 |
| 05/10/25 vs Eau Claire | 15 |
| 05/05/25 @ Lawrence | 15 |
| 05/05/25 @ Lawrence | 14 |
| 05/17/25 @ Mendon | 13 |
Bangor won against Mendon on Saturday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went the Vikings' way against the Ottawa Hills Bengals as they made off with a 13-3 win. Considering the Vikings have won 11 games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaret McCoy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. McCoy was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Bangor's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 12-1 (and 4-14 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Pullins, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Luke Remington was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Bangor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ottawa Hills only posted an OBP of .350.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Bangor, bringing their record up to 16-15. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ottawa Hills, they dropped their record down to 2-24 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bangor will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bengals: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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