Baseball Recap: Aptos Sets Scoring Season-High Against Harbor

Mariners

Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 vs Harbor	16
05/03/25 @ Los Altos	13
03/25/25 @ San Lorenzo Valley	12
03/29/25 vs Santa Clara	11
03/22/25 @ Mission College Prep	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aptos). They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over the Harbor Pirates on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mariners considering their one-run performance the game before.

Aptos got a great performance from Jason Yager as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Yager is becoming a predictor of the Mariners' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-2 (and 5-11 when he doesn't).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alec Mendoza, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adam Ayon, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

Aptos always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Aptos' victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Harbor, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.

Looking ahead, Aptos will face off against Silver Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something the Mariners surely won't give up without a fight. As for Harbor, they will challenge Soquel at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.