Vintage fell victim to Casa Grande and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Casa Grande Gauchos. Vintage's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Vintage got a good showing from Jeffery Page, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Vintage saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Porter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base. Porter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Casa Grande's side, they got a great performance from Brady Laubscher as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Danny Mercado was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kalen Clemmens, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Vintage's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Casa Grande, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
While Vintage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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