The Casa Grande Gauchos will challenge the Vintage Crushers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Casa Grande's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Vintage's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Casa Grande easily dispatched Justin-Siena on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Gauchos fell just short of Windsor by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Gauchos have suffered since April 3, 2024.
Casa Grande saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Mercado, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Abel Nolasco also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Vintage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Grizzlies as they made off with an 8-1 win. The Crushers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Travis Larsen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Dario Freschi was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Blake Porter was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Vintage now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Casa Grande, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-6.
Casa Grande couldn't quite get it done against Vintage in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Will the Gauchos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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