{"id":170651,"date":"2019-04-26T21:26:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170651"},"modified":"2019-04-27T11:35:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T16:35:30","slug":"vcsu-wins-friday-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170651","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Vikings Wins, Friday Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

VALLEY CITY\u00a0 (VCSU)\u00a0\u2013 The Viking baseball team scored four runs in the sixth inning Friday, erasing a two-run deficit en route to an 8-5 victory over Presentation College.<\/p>\n

Trailing 5-3 in the sixth inning, VCSU’s Jorun Hamre<\/a> and Christian Peery<\/a> opened the inning with back-to-back doubles to cut the deficit to 5-4. Peery later came in to score on Austin Smith<\/a>‘s RBI groundout, and then Grant Wehseler<\/a> delivered a two-out, two-run double to cap the big inning and put VCSU up 7-5. The Vikings tacked on their final run in the seventh inning, and VCSU’s pitchers held the Saints scoreless over the final six innings of the 9-inning game.<\/p>\n

Valley City State improves to 17-20 overall and 11-10 in conference play. Presentation College drops to 18-21 overall and 10-11 in the NSAA.<\/p>\n

\"\"The win solidifies the Vikings as a Top 4 seed for the NSAA Baseball Championship, which will be played May 3-6 in Valley City. Valley City State and Presentation College are locked into the No. 3 vs. No. 4 first round matchup to open the tournament. The teams will meet again Saturday for a doubleheader at noon. The results of those two games will determine which team earns the No. 3 seed for the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Vikings struck first Friday as Brady Smith<\/a> hit a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning. Johnny Radomskiy’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning put the Saints on the board and started their rally to take the lead. The Saints would take the lead with three runs in the second inning, capped by a two-run triple off the bat of Zane Hunt. The Saints extended the lead to 5-2 after Kyle Angielski came in to score on a Viking error in the third inning. The Saints would not score the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Viking starter Nicholas Vargas<\/a> pitched scoreless fourth and fifth innings, and then Jesse Johnson<\/a> came in to pitch\u00a03 1\/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Of Johnson’s 10 outs, eight came by strikeout. After the Saints put two runners on in the bottom of the ninth, Brady Engebretson<\/a> came on to get the save by recording the final two outs. Engebretson walked the first bater he faced \u2013 loading the bases \u2013 but induced a pop up for the second out and then closed the game with a bases-loaded strikeout. <\/span><\/p>\n

Vargas picked up the win after going five innings and giving up seven hits and five runs. He walked two and struck out eight. Johnson was lights-out in relief, striking out eight in 3 1\/3 innings and allowing just two hits. Johnson retired the first nine batters he faced, including six\u00a0straight by strikeout. The two hits he gave up both came in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n

Presentation College starter Chris D’Amico took the loss after pitching six innings. He allowed nine hits and seven runs, walked one and struck out six. Brendan Delgado and Dryden Kaczmar both pitched in relief for the Saints.<\/p>\n

Wehseler led the Viking offense with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. He scored one run and drove in two. Brady Smith<\/a> picked up two RBIs on his first-inning home run, and Aiden Brook<\/a> and Christian Peery<\/a> each had two hits.<\/p>\n

Jesse Spangler and Johnny Radomskiy each had two hits for the Saints, and Zane Hunt drove in two runs.<\/p>\n

Up next: <\/strong>Valley City State hosts Presentation College on Saturday for a doubleheader starting at noon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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