It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Vintage had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the De Anza Dons 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for Vintage as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Noah Piersig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kai Gulliksen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. James Burgess was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
The win was the third in a row for Vintage, bringing their record for this year to 17-10. As for De Anza, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Vintage will head out on the road to challenge Benicia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vintage is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. De Anza does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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