Edgewood fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Van on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Van Vandals by a score of 4-3. Edgewood was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Van apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
For Van's part, Grady Baetz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Baetz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Bachert, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Dale, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Edgewood and nudges their season record down to 14-9-1. As for Van, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6-2.
Edgewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Commerce at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Commerce's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Van, they will head out on the road to take on Winnsboro at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Winnsboro is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Van will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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