Baseball Recap: Soledad extends home winning streak to eight

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 10:07pm

Baseball Recap: Soledad Aztecs vs. Stevenson Pirates

Soledad had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Stevenson Pirates by a score of 5-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Soledad also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.

Andrew Nichols made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Nichols has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Nichols was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Nichols wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Raya, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Soledad pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Stevenson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Soledad by a score of 6-2.

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