Baseball Recap: Foothill wins going away against Shadow Ridge

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 12:52am

Baseball Recap: Foothill Falcons vs. Shadow Ridge Mustangs

Foothill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Shadow Ridge Mustangs with a sharp 17-9 win. The result was nothing new for Foothill, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Logan Shanks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Shanks was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Josh Vaughn was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Zaden Kekoa Sibal was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.

On Shadow Ridge's side, Evan Noble made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Montesanti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

The victory made it two in a row for Foothill and bumps their season record up to 16-5-1. As for Shadow Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12-1.

Foothill will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shadow Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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