The Van Vandals will head out on the road to take on the Brownsboro Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Van stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Brownsboro with a sharp 10-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Van considering their one-run performance the match before.
Colten Grier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Grier was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Jon Alexander looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Van let Landon Smith and Asher Hawkins loose on the outfield. Smith scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Hawkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Bachert, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Van's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7-2. As for Brownsboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11-1 record this season.
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