LBCC men’s baseball team won 6 to 1 after center fielder Myles Fendrick, who went 2-4 and had an RBI triple, in Saturday’s game against Rio Hondo at home.
This game felt like a must win for the Vikings as in their previous game they lost 9-1 against Cypress, so this victory helped them bounce back.
Vikings infielder Garret Rodriguez, spoke on getting himself and his teammates ready for conference play as this was the first conference game of the season for the Vikings.
“ It’s very important to get the guys going for conference play because this is the first game in conference, these games matter more then the other ones so it’s nice to get the first one out the way and it makes things a lot easier,” said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez went 2-4 in with an impactful RBI allowing his teammate to bring in a run.
The game started off slow for both teams, but the Vikings scored back-to-back runs in the third that helped their momentum and there was no looking back for the Vikings.
Center fielder Myles Fendrick hit a two-run triple to center field in the bottom of the third inning to bring the Vikings’ first runs and take the lead of the game.
The Vikings never gave up the lead as they executed well on offense and defense.
“It felt good. It felt really good. I got a good pitch to hit, and it really paid off our rally,” said Fendrick.
The Vikings’ bullpen pitched well, with starting pitcher Will LeBlanc struck out four batters while allowing one run.
Everything seemed to mesh perfectly for the Vikings, creating momentum to finish off strong.
“I think what we need to focus on is staying in the moment. Dugout presence and energy has been great, especially today,” said head coach Philip Visico.
The Vikings’ record improved to 4-8 after this win, and they will play their next game on Saturday at El Camino.
