The Vandalia Vandals got out to an early lead and never looked back, coming away with a 6-2 win over the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats on Monday. The Vandals got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Kohnor Depew scored on a passed ball to take a 1-0 lead. Vandalia broke the game open in the bottom of the second inning when Adam Buscher doubled to score Ayden Carroll to make it a 2-0 lead. Two batters later, Depew would smoke a homer to left field to add on, making it a 4-0 lead. The Vandals would continue to add on in the bottom of the third when a Chase Cearlock single would score Andrew Casey to make it a 5-0 lead. The Bobcats would get on the board in the top of the 4th inning when Isaac Wells hit a sacrifice fly to score Ben Askins, cutting the deficit to 5-1. That score would hold until the bottom of the 5th inning when Qwentyn Stombaugh scored on a fielder’s choice to give the Vandals a 6-1 lead. Kale Hardimon would score on a passed ball in the top of the 6th inning to make it a 6-2 game, but the Bobcats would not get any closer, falling to the Vandals 6-2. The win improves the Vandals to 6-3 on the season. The Vandals host Neoga today. CHBC falls to 2-4 on the year. The Bobcats will be on the road on Tuesday to take on Casey-Westfield.
Vandalia Offense:
Kohnor Depew – 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Andrew Casey – 1-2, 2 R
Chase Cearlock – 1-3, 1 RBI
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 1-3, 1 R
Ayden Carroll – 1 R
Adam Buscher – 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R
Owen Halford – 1-1
Vandalia Pitching:
Jack Lewis – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 10 K
CHBC Offense:
Clive Schlanser – 1-4
Kale Hardimon – 1-4, 1 R
Isaac Wells – 1-3
Ben Askins – 1 R
Isaac Miller – 1 RBI
Zach Bennett – 1-3
Max Kircher – 1-3
CHBC Pitching:
Clive Schlanser – 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Connor Vaughn – 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K
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