Baseball Recap: Escalon Comes Up Short

Escalon easily dispatched Buhach Colony last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Escalon Cougars fell just short of the Livingston Wolves by a score of 7-5 on Friday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolves apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.

Zach Wells

Earned Runs

02/28/25 @ Livingston	0
02/25/25 vs Merced	1
02/19/25 @ Grace Davis	1
02/14/25 vs Bret Harte	1

Escalon got a good showing from Zach Wells, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wells has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Logan Huebner was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Burk, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Escalon's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Livingston, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.

Escalon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-1 defeat against Linden on the 3rd. As for Livingston, they will square off against North Monterey County at 3:30 p.m. on March 7th.