Royals & Vikings play to 8 inning tie with no runs in last 4
The Royals started off the game with a bang in the bottom of the 1st. After the first 2 batters struck out, seven consecutive Royals reached base (5 hits, 2 walks) with the big blow being a 3-run double by Andy Mumma, and they led 6-0 after 1. The Royals started doing the same thing in the 2nd inning, when they loaded the bases after starting the inning with 2 outs, but the Vikings got out of the inning unscathed on a ground out. The Vikings would start their comeback in the 3rd when Gary Blaylock's 2-run double got them on the board. They added 2 more runs in the inning with the help of a couple errors to make the score 6-4. Just as in the 3rd inning, Tim Steinhauer and Luis Delgado started a rally in the 4th and a Jeff Tomison 2-out RBI single knotted the game at 6. There would be no more scoring in this game, but there were a few more threats. In the Royals 5th, a leadoff single was erased on a double play, but then they loaded the bases with 2 outs on a single and 2 walks. The Vikings got another ground out to get out of this jam. The Vikings had traffic every inning after the 4th, but they didn't get a runner past 2nd base until the 8th, when a Delgado 1-out single moved the Manfred Man to 3rd base. Chris Caldwell induced a shallow fly out to right and a comebacker to keep the game tied. The Royals had a chance to walk it off in the bottom of the 8th, but Valentin Ramos snuffed out that chance by striking out the side, and the game ended in a tie.
The Vikings' Luis Delgado led all hitters with 3 hits. Tim Steinhauer and Jeff Tomison added a pair of hits for the Vikings. On the Royals side, Chas Chambers and Chris Caldwell both had 2 hits. Nick Collette and Joe Pecora each reached base 3 times, both having a single and 2 walks. Both Caldwell and Ramos closed out the game with 3 scoreless innings, striking out 11 between them (Ramos 6, Caldwell 5). There were 23 total strikeouts in the game, 13 by Royals' pitchers and 10 by Vikings' pitchers.
Last batter ... Vikings: Scott Friend, Royals: Jesse Kling
| BOX SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
R |
H |
E |
| Vikings |
0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
| Royals |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
Date: May 17, 2025
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Conrads
| Vikings |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Gary Blaylock |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Scott Friend |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Jeff Tomison |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jose Vega |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Josh Hill |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Robert Wagner |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Michael Freed |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Valentin Ramos |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Tim Steinhauer |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Luis Delgado |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
39 |
6 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
2B: Blaylock, Steinhauer
|
|
|
| Royals |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Jorman Mora |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Tony Kelly |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Joe Pecora |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Charles Chambers |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Nick Collette |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Chris Caldwell |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Steve Collison |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Andy Mumma |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Jesse Kling Jr |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Alex Nova |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
32 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
2B: Mumma
HBP: Kling Jr
|
|
| Vikings |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Michael Freed |
1.0 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Jose Vega |
4.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Valentin Ramos |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
HB: Ramos
|
|
|
| Royals |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Andy Mumma |
3.0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Alex Nova |
2.0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Chris Caldwell |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
