Baseball Recap: Pinkston Has No Trouble Against Carter

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 vs Eastern Hills	29
03/25/25 vs Carter	15
03/13/25 @ Conrad	14
03/11/25 vs Conrad	8
02/17/25 vs Western Hills	8

Pinkston barely beat Carter the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Pinkston blew past Carter 20-5 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Luis Escorche made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Escorche was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, three runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Gustavo Coronado was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Pinkston's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 4-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jahvon Moreno, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Pinkston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carter only posted an OBP of .500.

Pinkston's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Carter, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Pinkston will have a chance to go back-to-back against Carter: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.