Baseball Recap: Soledad Finds Home Field Redemption Against Hollister

There's no place like home for Soledad, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Hollister Haybalers on Monday. For the Aztecs, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 win the Haybalers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.

Vidal Perez made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Soledad is 3-1 when Perez allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Anikan Tavarez

Doubles (Career)

04/14/25 vs Hollister	2
04/04/25 vs Mission	1
03/13/25 vs Salinas	1
05/07/24 vs Everett Alvarez	1
03/13/24 vs Alisal	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anikan Tavarez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Daniel Valenzuela Jr was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.

Soledad is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hollister, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Soledad will face off against Palma at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Aztecs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chieftains have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Hollister, they will square off against Monterey at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games the Dores have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.