Gaven Gaston did his damage with the bat and the bases for Van-Far.

The Indians all did a fair bit of damage in a 13-5 win on Thursday at Eastern Missouri Conference foe Bowling Green. Gaston finished 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, four RBIs, three runs and one double, and the team had 22 stolen bases.

Malik Douglas followed with four stolen bases; Tyson Douglas, Garrett Hopke and Gibson Condie each had three stolen bases; and Ronnie Stanich and Brady Puls each had two stolen bases. Hopke went 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBIs and one double, and Condie finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Reece Culwell pitched six innings for Van-Far with eight hits allowed, seven strikeouts, four earned runs and one walk. 

Van-Far scored nine of its runs in the second and third innings, with five being plated in the second. The five runs was a response to a two-RBI home run by Bowling Green (1-11, 1-4 EMO) in the first inning. Gaston’s double in that inning scored two runs to give Van-Far the 3-2 lead, and the Indians then led the rest of the game.

The next day, Van-Far defeated Missouri Military Academy (0-8) 17-2 in three innings at home. Stanich went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a triple, Condie finished with 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Tyson Douglas went 2-for-2 with one RBI and a double, Easton Sharp went 2-for-3 with one RBI and a double, and Carson Huff went 2-for-2 with one RBI. Condie pitched three innings with seven strikeouts, five walks, two runs and one hit.

On Monday, Van-Far (10-6, 5-4 EMO) lost 5-1 to Eastern Missouri Conference foe Silex (6-5, 6-2 EMO) after being limited to three hits. Culwell pitched 5⅔ innings with eight strikeouts, six hits, five unearned runs and two walks and went 2-for-3 with one RBI at the plate. Malik Douglas finished 1-for-1 with two walks and a double. The Indians had four errors.

Van-Far plays at Christian Fellowship (1-3) in Columbia at 5 p.m. Thursday.