Baseball Game Preview: Van Vandals vs. Kemp Yellowjackets

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Previous 3 Games

04/11/25 - Away	18-1 W
04/08/25 - Home	14-2 W
03/10/23 - Neutral	5-0 W

Van is a perfect 3-0 against Kemp since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vandals will host the Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van has five straight wins, Kemp has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Van beats Kemp with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went the Vandals' way against Athens on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The Vandals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

Van got a great performance from Nathan Vance as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. What's more, Vance posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.

At the plate, Van let Hudson Adkison and Easton Yarborough run wild. Adkison went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Yarborough got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Yarborough has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Rawly Hinch, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Van kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.

Meanwhile, Kemp fell victim to Lindale and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Eagles.

Van now has a winning record of 14-13-1. As for Kemp, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1.

Van got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Kemp by a conclusive 18-1 score. Do the Vandals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.