Baseball Recap: Miramonte Sets Scoring Season-High Against Mt. Diablo

Matadors

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 vs Mt. Diablo	23
04/15/25 @ Mt. Diablo	16
04/02/25 vs Berkeley	5
03/25/25 vs Acalanes	4
03/04/25 vs Alhambra	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miramonte). They put the hurt on the Mt. Diablo Red Devils with a sharp 23-0 win on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Matadors as they're now sitting on three straight.

Casey Yung and Jonah Imberg were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Yung struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Imberg tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Yung has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Yung went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Imberg got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That RBI was Imberg's first of the season.

In other batting news, Ian Hughes was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Luke Holden was another key player, going 2-for-5 with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.

Miramonte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Miramonte's record now sits at 5-10. As for Mt. Diablo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Miramonte will challenge rival Northgate at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Matadors 3.2, the Broncos 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Mt. Diablo is set to take on their familiar foe Berean Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.