Baseball Recap: Sonoma Academy Beats Richmond for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Coyotes

Previous 6 Games

04/14/25 vs Richmond	9-0
04/11/25 @ Calistoga	10-0
04/08/25 @ Tomales	10-0
04/07/25 vs Willits	16-6
04/03/25 vs Roseland Collegiate Prep	35-0
04/01/25 @ Credo	7-6

Sonoma Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Richmond Oilers get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The Coyotes' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.

Victor Jennings made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Noah Proctor was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Sonoma Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Charlie Mutz, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Sonoma Academy's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.9 runs over those games. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sonoma Academy will face off against Branson at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Coyotes are facing the Bulls at the right time seeing as the Bulls are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Richmond, they will host Swett at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Oilers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.