Baseball Recap: Clear Lake Wins Going Away Against Cloverdale

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

04/25/25 vs Upper Lake	10
04/18/25 @ Middletown	10
04/01/25 @ Upper Lake	10
05/02/25 @ Cloverdale	7
03/08/25 vs Del Norte	7

Clear Lake won the last time they faced Cloverdale and things went their way on Friday too. The Cardinals were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Sawyer Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Jesse Hayes was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Ty Bingham also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Clear Lake kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive games.

Clear Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cloverdale, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Clear Lake is set to challenge their familiar foe Kelseyville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 3.7, the Knights 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Cloverdale will face off against rival Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.