Valparaiso never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past the Merrillville Pirates 10-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won four matchups in a row.

Olivia Rosenbaum
05/06/25 vs Merrillville | 8 |
05/03/25 vs Elkhart | 4 |
05/02/25 vs New Prairie | 4 |
04/01/25 vs Penn | 4 |
04/21/25 vs La Porte | 2 |
Olivia Rosenbaum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Valparaiso got a massive performance out of Megan Sulcer, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Sulcer a new career-high. Addison Shultz was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Valparaiso hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merrillville struck out eight times.
Valparaiso's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Merrillville, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Valparaiso has already played their next contest, an 11-0 victory against Michigan City on the 7th. As for Merrillville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 20-5 loss against La Porte on the 7th.
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