The Valparaiso Vikings will take on the Penn Kingsmen at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Valparaiso 3.2, Penn 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valparaiso is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past Hobart 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Vikings as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kellan Hosek
| 06/01/26 vs Hobart | 3 |
| 05/07/26 @ Boone Grove | 1 |
| 05/02/26 @ Warsaw | 9 |
Kellan Hosek looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May.
At the plate, Valparaiso saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Glass, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Penn came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cavemen 9-3. The Kingsmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Valparaiso's record now sits at 23-7. As for Penn, their record is now 23-6.
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