The Vincent Yellow Jackets will face off against the Leeds Greenwave at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Leeds will be up against a hot Vincent team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Yellow Jackets put the hurt on Holly Pond with a sharp 11-1 victory last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, while Leeds put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Carver Birmingham. The Greenwave blew past the Rams 7-0. Considering the Greenwave have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Bedell and Jacob Calvin were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Bedell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Calvin tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Bedell went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Calvin went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Calvin hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nash Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Vincent's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Leeds, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-8.
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