Baseball Recap: Fountain Valley Drops Highest Score of Season Against Santa Fe

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fountain Valley). They never let the Santa Fe Chiefs get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Barons considering their one-run performance the match before.

Josh Grack

Hits (Career)

03/19/25 vs Santa Fe	3
03/04/25 @ Fullerton	2
02/26/25 vs Capistrano Valley	2
02/18/25 @ Dana Hills	2
02/28/25 @ Tesoro	1

Josh Grack was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Fountain Valley is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-3 otherwise. Grack was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Alston Hewitt looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Fountain Valley got a massive performance out of Isaac Lomeli, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was Lomeli's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Nathan Dow, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Fountain Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .610. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Fountain Valley now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Santa Fe, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Fountain Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 4-1 loss against Huntington Beach on the 20th. As for Santa Fe, they will venture away from home to take on Whittier at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Whittier's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Santa Fe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.