The Amundsen Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Deerfield Warriors at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Amundsen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Amundsen will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against North Shore Country Day on Friday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 16-8 margin over the Raiders. Considering the Vikings have won 11 games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Becker
| 05/15/26 vs North Shore Country Day | 12 |
| 04/22/26 @ Farragut | 6 |
| 04/29/26 vs Westinghouse | 4 |
| 04/15/26 @ Northside | 4 |
| 05/05/26 vs Niles Notre Dame | 3 |
Mason Becker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Amundsen got a massive performance out of Noah Gaietto, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Asher Antonyzyn was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Amundsen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Deerfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Mundelein, falling 11-2.
Amundsen has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Deerfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-21.
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