Tri County Area unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Greenville Yellow Jackets on Wednesday, falling 13-3. The Vikings have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
AJ Amacher put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Amacher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Amacher wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Vaughn Veltman, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The win got Greenville back to even at 1-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Yellow Jackets beat Tri County Area by a score of 6-4 later that day.
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