There's no place like home for Vanden, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Fairfield Falcons on Wednesday. This was a revenge match for Vanden, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-6 loss when these two played last Monday.
Vanden got a great performance from Mariano Gonzalez as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Chris Marley picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kekoa Grinton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Jack Tranchina was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Fairfield's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trustin Mitchell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Vanden's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Fairfield, they dropped their record down to 6-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Vanden will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fairfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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