Vienna had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 11-11 to make it four. They fell 8-3 to the Linn Wildcats. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
As for Linn, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-16 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Linn's part, Austin Dudenhoeffer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Dudenhoeffer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Craig Laughlin, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Winkelman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
As of now, neither Vienna nor Linn have any future games scheduled.
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