The Vikings baseball narrowly won the Saturday 12 p.m. home game 3-2 against LA Harbor, which was the Vikings’ third game against them this week.
After an 18-5 win on Tuesday and 20-8 win on Thursday, this game was the closest of the three.
The Vikings struggled in the first inning, scoring no runs while the LA Harbor Seahawks scored the first point of the game, ending the inning with a 0-1 score.
In the second inning, the Vikings earned their first runs which tied them 1-1 with the Seahawks.
The next five innings saw no scores for either team.
However, the Vikings managed an impressive double play, tagging two opposing players out at second base and first base in the same play, in the fifth inning.
“That double play boosted our energy. After that happened there was a flip in the switch in the dugout and energy was up from there,” said first baseman Aaron Mingo about the double play.
With the help of Mingo, pitcher Max Ghiglieri made the next run for the Vikings in the eighth inning.
Ghiglieri made the first hit of the inning, a double, and remained on second base until Mingo made his hit, which allowed him to complete his run to home plate.
“The plan was to sack there and then eventually just drive him in there with a hit,” Mingo revealed.
Unfortunately, the Seahawks also earned another run in the ninth inning, taking away the Vikings’ lead.
With a 2-2 score, the game continued until the 11th inning.
Finally, with Mingo on second base, outfielder Caleb Brandon made the final hit of the game, which allowed Mingo to come home for the winning run.
“We were confident with this game coming in. We already beat them twice, and we just came back strong,” said pitcher Ryan Lopetegui, who hit the first home run in the previous home game, which was also against LA Harbor.
“I think that’s the first time we won every game of the week,” revealed coach Casey Crook.
With this win, Vikings’ Baseball has a winning streak of four, making their overall record 11-8, and their conference record 6-3.
The next Vikings Baseball game will be against Cerritos College on Monday, Mar. 11 at 2 p.m.