With a playoff win on the line, Fernley rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Dayton Dust Devils by a score of 5-0. That's the sixth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 7-4 victory on Friday.
Vance Swindlehurst
| 05/02/26 vs Dayton | 8 |
| 04/17/26 vs Spring Creek | 5 |
| 04/10/26 @ Sparks | 5 |
| 02/27/26 vs Parker | 5 |
| 04/25/26 @ Elko | 3 |
Vance Swindlehurst made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley McCullar, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Fernley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 14-2 (and 7-9 when he doesn't).
The win made it two in a row for Fernley and bumps their season record up to 21-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Dayton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-15.
Looking ahead, Fernley will face off against Elko at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vaqueros' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 10.1 runs per game this season. Dayton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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