Baseball Recap: Homer Pelicans vs. Pleasant Hill Eagles
Homer can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pleasant Hill Eagles with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory was just what Homer needed coming off of a 14-8 defeat in their prior contest.
Gage Shepherd made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Shepherd was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Joshua Willis and Paxton Prince did most of the damage at the plate: Willis scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Prince scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Willis is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ja'Tavion Webb, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Homer's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Pleasant Hill, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Homer will head out on the road to square off against North Webster at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Hill will take on Florien at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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