Baseball Recap: Pyramid Lake Wins Going Away Against Virginia City

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Pyramid Lake and Virginia City have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Lakers blew past the Muckers 15-3. That's two games straight that the Lakers have won by exactly 12 runs.

John Kelly and William Darrough made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kelly pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Darrough pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Kelly also tossed no walks, which is notable because Pyramid Lake is 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5 otherwise. At the plate, Kelly went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while Darrough got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Kelly has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

Floyd Shaw

Stolen Base (Career)

04/22/25 vs Virginia City	3
03/28/25 vs Carlin	2
04/05/25 @ Mineral County	1
04/05/25 @ Mineral County	1
03/28/25 vs Carlin	1

In other batting news, Floyd Shaw was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Jackson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Pyramid Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Virginia City only posted an OBP of .296.

Pyramid Lake pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Virginia City, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pyramid Lake will head out to square off against Wells at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Leopards will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something the Lakers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Virginia City, they will head out on the road to face off against Carlin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Muckers are facing the Railroaders at the right time seeing as the Railroaders are stuck on a 16-game losing streak.