Vikings
| 04/30/25 vs Merrillville | 19 |
| 05/03/25 vs South Bend Adams | 12 |
| 04/29/25 @ Merrillville | 11 |
| 04/22/25 @ Portage | 11 |
| 05/07/25 vs Michigan City | 10 |
Valparaiso's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Michigan City Wolves a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Vikings have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Trevor Fenters, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Michigan City off the board. Fenters has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Simpson and Gabe Bush did most of the damage at the plate: Simpson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Bush went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Simpson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Gill, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Valparaiso hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Michigan City struck out 12 times.
Valparaiso's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Michigan City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valparaiso will take on Boone Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2.6, the Wolves 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Michigan City, they will challenge Highland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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