Fairfield, CA — Dalen Shipp had the hot hand on Wednesday, tallying four hits and leading Vanden Vikings JV to a 13-8 victory over Cardinal Newman. Shipp doubled in the first, singled in the fourth, tripled in the fifth, and singled in the sixth. Bats blistered as Vanden Vikings JV collected 14 hits and Cardinal Newman tallied 11 in the high-scoring game. In the first inning, Vanden Vikings JV got their offense started. Shipp doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Vanden Vikings JV scored four runs in the fifth inning. Joseph Torres and Shipp each had RBIs in the big inning. Brayden Bruno got the start for Vanden Vikings JV. Bruno surrendered two runs on two hits over three innings, striking out three and walking one. Vanden Vikings JV scattered 14 hits in the game. Shipp, Josiah Miguel, Aidan Robles, and Aiden Nolan each collected multiple hits for Vanden Vikings JV. Shipp went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Vanden Vikings JV in hits. The “Players of Game” were sophomores Brayden Bruno and Dalen Shipp.