Vikings
| 04/30/25 vs Merrillville | 19 |
| 04/11/25 @ Munster | 13 |
| 04/29/25 @ Merrillville | 11 |
| 04/22/25 @ Portage | 11 |
| 04/19/25 @ Franklin Community | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valparaiso). They put the hurt on the Merrillville Pirates with a sharp 19-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Vikings have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Trevor Fenters made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Valparaiso got a massive performance out of DJ Malloy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those five RBI gave Malloy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Gill, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Valparaiso always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .675. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merrillville only posted an OBP of .118.
Valparaiso has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Merrillville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Valparaiso wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 10-3 victory against Warsaw on the 3rd. Merrillville has also already played their next contest (against Rensselaer Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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