The Vandalia Vandals scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning and stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to come away with a 4-2 victory over the Cumberland Pirates. After two scoreless innings, the Vandals got on the board in the top of the third when Kohnor Depew led off with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Andrew Casey would then single to score Depew to give the Vandals a 1-0 lead. Back-to-back hit by pitches would load the bases for Brock Willenborg, and he would reach on an error to score Chase Cearlock giving the Vandals a 2-0 lead. After Cumberland scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 2, Vandalia would retake the lead when Qwentyn Stombaugh reached on a one-out walk, and stole second, later advancing to third on a dropped third strike. After Owen Halford would get hit by a pitch, Stombaugh would score on a passed ball giving the Vandals a 3-2 lead. Adam Buscher would add an insurance run, doubling to left-center field to give Vandalia a 4-2 lead. The Pirates would load the bases at the bottom of the seventh inning, but Stombaugh would end the game with a strikeout to secure the Vandals with a 4-2 win. The Vandals improve to 1-1 on the season. They will return to action on Tuesday to take on Hillsboro.
Vandals Offense:
Kohnor Depew – 0-3, BB, 1 R
Jack Lewis – 1-1, 2 BB
Andrew Casey – 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 1-2, 1 R
Brock Willenborg – 0-3, 1 RBI
Owen Halford – 0-2, 1 R
Adam Buscher – 1-3, 1 RBI
Drew Jones – 1-4
Vandals Pitching:
Chase Cearlock – 5.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
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