The Vanden Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vanden is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Vanden gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vacaville a 10-0 shutout. Vanden's victory was all the more impressive since Vacaville was averaging only 3.37 runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Cahalan tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Vanden let Daevion Lindsay and Austin Hammerschmidt loose on the outfield. Lindsay scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Hammerschmidt scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayne Hill, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Vanden is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Vacaville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Vacaville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Vanden hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Vacaville, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Vanden's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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