Vintage and Benicia squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Vintage had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Benicia Panthers by a score of 4-3. Vintage's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Austin Buffler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Benicia's side, they got a great performance from Cormac O?Connell as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. O?Connell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wyatt Miyamoto was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Rowles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Vintage's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11. As for Benicia, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Vintage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benicia, they will take on Cardinal Newman on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Newman: 2.5, Benicia: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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