Vikings sweep Royals

Hunter McIntyre

Sports Editor

The Hudson Valley baseball team swept rival school Schenectady County Community College in a two-game series last Tuesday.

In the first game, the Vikings’ offense came alive as they hit three home runs, two of which were hit by freshman Jackson Wenstrom, of Mandan, North Dakota/Mandan, who had four more hits and three RBIs in the game. Wenstrom has been excellent for the Vikings this year, hitting 0.507 on the year.

Freshman Derek Miller, of Westernville/Rome Free Academy, New York had a two-run homer in the second inning, powering the vikings to a 6-1 lead early in the game.

The Vikings’ pitching initially struggled, giving up six runs in two innings, but eventually improved. Freshman pitcher James Rubino, of North Greenbush/La Salle Institute, New York had six strikeouts in the game. Relief pitcher Jacob Shippey, of Charlton/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, New York closed out the win, letting only one player get on base.

The Vikings eventually did win the first game with a score of 9-6.

In game two, the Vikings won a close game with a score of 5-4.

Jonathan Montesanti, of Niskayuna/Colonie, New York and Clayton Patrick, of Schuylerville/Schuylerville, New York both had two RBIs in the contest.

Trevor Kniffin, of Clarksville/Bethlehem, New York pitched a strong game, lasting four innings and only giving up one run. Ryan Shumway later relieved Kniffin and recorded his first save of the season.