• Article Photo. Starting pitcher Carson Struve checks the runner against DeWitt Central in Game 1.
    Starting pitcher Carson Struve checks the runner against DeWitt Central in Game 1.
  • Article Photo. Carson Struve started Game 1 for the Vikings Thursday against DeWitt Central.
    Carson Struve started Game 1 for the Vikings Thursday against DeWitt Central.
  • Article Photo. Carson Struve makes an out at second and looks to see if there is time to throw to first.
    Carson Struve makes an out at second and looks to see if there is time to throw to first.
  • Article Photo. Darrin Charlier picked off a Central runner with this quick move to first base in Game 2.
    Darrin Charlier picked off a Central runner with this quick move to first base in Game 2.
  • Article Photo. Darrin Charlier, playing second base in Game 1, takes a throw from the shortstop to get force out
    Darrin Charlier, playing second base in Game 1, takes a throw from the shortstop to get force out
  • Article Photo. Gunner Tranel reaches to haul in a fly ball in left field.
    Gunner Tranel reaches to haul in a fly ball in left field.
  • Article Photo. Gunner Tranel connects for another hit against Central.
    Gunner Tranel connects for another hit against Central.
  • Article Photo. Gunner Tranel slides into second for a stolen base as the ball gets past the Central defense...
    Gunner Tranel slides into second for a stolen base as the ball gets past the Central defense...
  • Article Photo. .... he scored a few minutes later, as the Central cather leaps for a high throw to the plate.
    .... he scored a few minutes later, as the Central cather leaps for a high throw to the plate.
  • Article Photo. Jake Dyson pitched for the Vikings in Game 1.
    Jake Dyson pitched for the Vikings in Game 1.
  • Article Photo. Nolan Edwards dives but misses a bloop single in left center against Central.
    Nolan Edwards dives but misses a bloop single in left center against Central.
  • Article Photo. Nolan Edwards scoops a grounder and prepares to fire to first.
    Nolan Edwards scoops a grounder and prepares to fire to first.
  • Article Photo. Phillip Close doubled in Game 1 against Central.
    Phillip Close doubled in Game 1 against Central.
  • Article Photo. A Central runner steals second as the throw is too late.
    A Central runner steals second as the throw is too late.
  • Article Photo. Taylor Leyden gives the ball and a pep talk to pitcher Carson Struve.
    Taylor Leyden gives the ball and a pep talk to pitcher Carson Struve.
  • Article Photo. Taylor Leyden came into Game 1 in the seventh to record the save...
    Taylor Leyden came into Game 1 in the seventh to record the save...
  • Article Photo. ...retiring a couple Central batters to preserve the win.
    ...retiring a couple Central batters to preserve the win.

Nolan Edwards hit a two-run, seventh-inning home run to give the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings a wild 14-13 win against DeWitt Central Thursday evening in Vinton. 

The Sabers came back to win another close and wild one, 9-8, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Central was the home team; the game was originally scheduled to be played at Modern Woodsman Stadium in Davenport, the home of the Quad City River Bandits. Central's field is under renovation, and the team uses other fields for its home contests. But recent rains made that stadium too wet for play Thursday. Officials decided Monday afternoon to move the game to Vinton. 

The Vikings travel to Union tonight, where they will play for the first time on the new baseball field on the south edge of La Porte City, on Highway 218.