The Van Vandals will square off against the Athens Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van has six straight victories, Athens has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Van's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Brownsboro as Van made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vandals, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Grady Baetz made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Connor Mccurley
| 03/28/25 vs Brownsboro | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Quitman | 2 |
| 04/05/24 @ Cumberland Academy | 2 |
| 02/29/24 vs Peaster | 2 |
| 02/23/24 vs Malakoff | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Mccurley, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Dale was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Athens came up short against Troup on Saturday and fell 6-2.
Van pushed their record up to 19-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Van took their victory against Athens when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Van repeat their success, or does Athens has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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