Northside Venom

After getting walked off in a 5-run inning division L on Tuesday, the boys bounced back and put up a dominant performance against Lancaster Baseball Club to move to 6-1 in the division, holding on to first place by a thread with 3 games to go. In one of the cleanest defensive performances of the season at the right time, it was Venom 9, LBC 1.

Offensive MVP- Titus Fix was 2 for 2 with a pair of doubles, driving in the game’s deciding run.

Defensive MVP- Brady Cochran put on a virtuoso performance at pitcher, going (basically) all the way, ending 9 of 24 at-bats (across 8 different hitters) with a K, allowing just 1 earned run, and delivering an amazing performance with the season on the line.

For the second time in a week, the Venom welcomed a team of athletes from the Worthington Nationals program and walked away the victors, 11-1. In those two games, 6 Venom pitchers combined for some absurd stats- 9 innings, 3 hits, 0 earned runs, .088 BAA, and two wins.

Offensive MVP- Hudson Ross has been a clutch hitter all year, and added a bases-loaded, two-out single to right field to drive in a pair and put the game out of reach.

Defensive MVP-Brady Cochran started the game and needed only 19 pitches to go two perfect innings, striking out 4 and accounting for 5 of the 6 outs himself.

Coaches weren’t the only ones raking this morning, as the Venom took on the Hilliard Colts in a COYBL division 1 vs. 2 matchup. After going down 3-9 in the 2nd, the pitchers went on for 6 innings, allowed 0 earned runs, and gave the bats a chance to take over the game. The boys spent the rest of the afternoon launching pitch after pitch over the outfielders’ heads, including in a pivotal 5th inning that saw three doubles to the fence in the span of 8 pitches, turning a 10-11 deficit into the 15-11 lead they’d ride to victory.

Offensive MVP- Colin Job manned the 3-spot and tallied 5 RBI, including a bases-loaded double that plated three runs that proved to be the difference in the game.

Defensive MVP- Jaxson Tiemeier tossed an epic outing on the mound. He was called on with the team in a deep 2nd inning hole and went on to deliver a clutch performance. He notched 5 IP averaging 13 pitches per inning, while surrendering 0 earned runs and putting on a PFP clinic on defense.