McCorkle's Corner: The College Report XXXIV
Home Coverage – Former LCC slugger Vandine still thumping for Metro State University; plus other local talent at the next level
By Rick McCorkle for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com
Collegiate Athletics / Alumni Radar
College Baseball
Former Lower Columbia College catcher Royce Vandine is having a season which most players can only dream about.
Vandine, a senior at Metro State University in Denver, is joined by two other former Red Devils, Kalama senior pitcher Noah Imboden and junior infielder Brayden Oram. In a 12-11 slugfest over Colorado Mesa University, Vandine went 4-for-5 and knocked in seven runs. He belted a grand slam in the third inning, slapped a two-run triple in the fourth, and hit a solo homer in the eighth. Also in the game, Oram went 1-4.
In a 13-1 slapping of Colorado Mesa, Vandine went 1-3, and Imboden allowed a run on three hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 1 1/3 innings of relief. In a 10-1 beat down of Colorado Mesa, Oram hit an RBI double in the second inning.
On the season, Vandine is tied for the team lead with 12 home runs, three triples and has a .755 slugging percentage. He's second on the team with 52 runs batted in and a 1.218 offense plus slugging percentage. He's also fourth with a .367 batting average and a .463 on-base percentage.
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