Northside Venom

It was a total team effort as the Venom took on the North Columbus Comets last night. With a substantial part of the team out for school events, the remaining 9 showed out all night. From the bottom of the lineup going 5 for 9 while driving in 4 and scoring 5 runs, to a dominating 2-hit outing from 3 pitchers, to a late-inning rundown at 3rd that featured all 9 fielders getting involved, it was all about being accountable to each other in the 12-2 win.

Offensive MVP- Gabe Walker turned in his best offensive performance of the year, going 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a run scored.

Defensive MVP- Lennon Sharps not only pitched 2 excellent innings striking out 4, but he was a star on defense giving up his body on plays at 1st and always being in the right backup position to save the day

Following a DH sweep in the division on Saturday, the boys welcomed another division rival, OBC Youness, to their home field and improved to 3-0 in the division with an 18-3 thumping. The squad logged 14 hits in 26 at bats, drove in 15 RBI, needed 80 fewer pitches, and rode a dominant performance from the starter to extend their division lead.

Offensive MVP- Titus Fix drove in 3 runs from the cleanup spot and scored 4(!) times, while adding a stolen base to his performance.

Defensive MVP- Will Wiselogel has been unstoppable lately. Not only did he go the distance, he only needed to see 18 hitters on 58 pitches to get it done. He allowed only 2 earned runs and was firing strikes at a 64% rate. That’ll do.