On Monday, the Versailles Tigers earned an 8-4 win over the Ansonia Tigers.
Lane Bergman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bergman was even better at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Owen Mendenhall looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Joel Gehret, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chase Monnin, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Ansonia's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Hemmerich, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. Hemmerich has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Versailles has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Ansonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Versailles will square off against Minster at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Minster will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Versailles surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ansonia, they will head out on the road to challenge Newton Local at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton Local's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Ansonia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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