{"id":298257,"date":"2026-03-10T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298257"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:48:16","slug":"valley-city-state-baseball-defeats-cornerstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298257","title":{"rendered":"Valley City State Baseball Defeats Cornerstone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orlando FL (VCSU) – Valley City State University baseball triumphed with a 8-4 win against Cornerstone University on Monday, March 9. The Vikings improve to 10-8 overall and 4-3 during their trip to the RussMatt Invitational. Cornerstone is 4-12 to start the season with all their games to the point played in the RussMatt Invitational.
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VCSU jumped on the board immediately in the bottom of the first inning when\u00a0Hunter Logan<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0led off with a double and later scored on a sacrifice fly by\u00a0Alexis Velasco<\/a><\/dfn>.\u00a0Cody Wielgosh<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0would also score on another sacrifice fly delivered by\u00a0Kaden Rozdeba<\/a><\/dfn>, giving the Vikings a quick 2\u20130 advantage after one inning.
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Cornerstone answered with a run in the top of the second, but Valley City State quickly responded with a big inning in the bottom of the second to extend its lead. Nick Senn singled, followed by a\u00a0Diesel Goya<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0walked, Logan delivered a two-run single to score both runners. Logan later came home on a passed ball following a walk by Wielgosh, pushing the Vikings’ lead to 5\u20131.
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The Vikings continued to add insurance runs in the middle innings. In the fourth,\u00a0Alexis Velasco<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0singled and eventually scored on an RBI single by\u00a0Hudson Ford<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0to make it 6\u20131. VCSU tacked on two more runs in the fifth as\u00a0Anthony Madsen<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0tripled and scored on Logan’s RBI single.\u00a0Alexis Velasco<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0drove in Logan with another base hit. By the end of the inning, the Vikings had built an 8\u20131 cushion.
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Cornerstone went on to score three runs in the eighth inning on an RBI triple, a wild pitch, and a solo home run. However, the Vikings’ bullpen closed out the game in the ninth to secure the 8\u20134 win.
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VCSU’s\u00a0Hunter Logan<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0let the Vikings hit 3\/4 with three RBI’s, three runs, and earning one walk.\u00a0Anthony Madsen<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0was 3\/4 with one run on the day.\u00a0Grady Shipman<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0led Viking pitchers going five innings with eight strikeouts yielding only one run and three hits. Shipman improves to 3-0 on the season.\u00a0Jackson Penner<\/a><\/dfn>,\u00a0Tyler Sanderson<\/a><\/dfn>, and\u00a0Easton Francis<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0made appearances at the mound in relief to close out Cornerstone.
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Cornerstone’s Bobby Kelly went three innings with four strikeouts but was ultimately credited the loss moving to 0-2 on the season.
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UP NEXT:\u00a0<\/strong>The Vikings will face Lawrence Tech on Wednesday, March 11 at 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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