Vandalia baseball held off Carlyle’s seventh inning surge to get a 9 to 8 win on the road on Monday. The Vandals started their scoring early taking advantage of a Carlyle error to score a pair of runs and go up 2-0. Carlyle responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning taking a 3-2 lead over the Vandals. That lead wouldn’t last long as Vandalia as with bases loaded, Jack Lewis hit a fly ball to center field that cleared the bases for three runs and Vandalia went up 5-3. Scoring then came to a halt for both teams as they played four and a half scoreless innings. The Vandals practiced patience at the plate and drew three straight walks to begin the seventh inning before Qwentyn Stombaugh singled to score two runs. A bases loaded walk brought in another run and a sacrifice fly brought in a fourth run for the inning as the Vandals surged ahead 9-3. Carlyle gave the Vandals a scare, putting up five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning before a fielder’s choice out ended the Carlyle offensive threat and the game as the Vandals held on for the 9-8 win. Vandalia moves to 11-14 on the season and will play again today as they host North Clay.
Vandalia Offense:
Andrew Casey – 2-3, BB, 3 R
Jack Lewis – 1-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Chase Cearlock – 1-3, BB
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 2-4, R, 2 RBI
Brock Willenborg – BB
Drew Jones – 3 BB, R, RBI
Adam Buscher – BB, R
Owen Halford – RBI
Vandalia Pitching:
Andrew Casey 6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BBs, 5 Ks
Chase Cearlock 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BBs, 0 Ks
Drew Jones 1/3 IP
