5.13.2014

Vikings bounce back and defeat Canandaigua

Kendall Mirsky drove in three runs on three hits sparking the Vikings to a 9-5 victory over Canandaigua on Monday.
Tim Oliver got the start on the hill on the way to his fifth win of the season. He allowed four runs over four innings. He struck out five, walked four and surrendered five hits. Dane VanBenThuysen pitched 3 tough innings to earn the save.
The Vikings took an early lead, 2-0 in the first. Back to back singles by Ryan Swenson and Samuel Anaya kicked things off for the Vikings.  Zach Troiani then singled to centerfield scoring Swenson and Anaya.
Canandaigua quickly matched the Vikings' first inning with a two-run inning of its own.
After trading 2 scoreless innings, Mendon retook the lead in the fourth, when they scored two runs on a single by Mirsky.
In the fifth, the Vikings scored an insurance run on a 2 out RBI single by Ryan Amoroso, plating Ryan Swenson.
Two runs in the bottom of the fifth helped Canandaigua close its deficit to 5-4.
Mendon's offense wasn't done though, in the 6th, singles by Mirsky and VanbenThuysen followed by a tremendous 14 pitch at by Ryan Swenson to earn a walk had things set up for the Vikings. Anaya reached on an error by the SS and Nate Dickinson followed with a 2 RBI single to grow the lead to 8-4.
One run in the bottom of the sixth helped Canandaigua close its deficit to 8-5.
Mendon added one more run in the seventh when Mirsky delivered his third hit and third RBI of the game.
The win pushes Mendon's record to 12-6. The Vikings host Sutherland on Wednesday at 5:00

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