Baseball Recap: New Plymouth Finds Home Field Redemption Against Vision

Pilgrims

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs McCall-Donnelly	25
03/15/25 vs American Falls	16
03/26/25 vs Garden Valley	15
04/14/25 vs Vision	12
04/01/25 @ Vision	11

There's no place like home for New Plymouth, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Vision get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Pilgrims have won five matchups by more than ten runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Marcus Garcia and Blayk Cockerum made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garcia tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cockerum pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Garcia got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Cockerum scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Garcia is becoming a predictor of New Plymouth's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, New Plymouth got a big performance out of Cooper Shaw, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The Pilgrims are 5-1 when Shaw posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Robinson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

New Plymouth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vision only posted an OBP of .222.

New Plymouth's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vision, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Plymouth will square off against Melba at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pilgrims are facing the Mustangs at the right time seeing as the Mustangs are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Vision, they will face off against Marsing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Vision's hitters will have their work cut out for them.