Baseball Recap: Prospect Drops Season-High Score on Cupertino

Prospect took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Cupertino, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Prospect Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cupertino Pioneers on Saturday, sneaking past 10-8. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Kevin-Joseph Rieden and Jeremy Wang made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rieden pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wang struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Rieden also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Prospect is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3 otherwise. At the plate, Rieden got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, while Wang scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Wang a new career-high.

Alex Hand

Hits (Career)

03/15/25 @ Cupertino	3
02/25/25 @ King's Academy	2
02/27/25 vs Santa Teresa	1
05/08/24 vs Gunderson	1
04/12/24 vs Piedmont Hills	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Hand, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Henry Little also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Prospect always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Prospect's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Cupertino, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.

Looking ahead, Prospect will host Gilroy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cupertino, they will face off against MacDonald at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. MacDonald has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.57 runs per game on average), something Cupertino will no doubt try to take advantage of.