Harding University extended their losing streak to 12 on Monday, dropping them down to 1-14. They lost 11-5 to the Olympic Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, with their most recent loss being a 16-3 defeat back in March.
As for Olympic, with the victory, they broke their 11-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-16. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
For Olympic's part, Joseangel Vasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vasquez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Olympic is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-15 otherwise. Vasquez was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and one run. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peri Tillman, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Keire Brown also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As of now, neither Harding University nor Olympic have any future games scheduled.
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