Baseball Recap: Coalinga Extends Winning Streak to Four

Horned Toads

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Avenal	19
04/08/25 vs Avenal	19
04/22/25 @ Tranquillity	17
04/14/25 vs Strathmore	16
04/29/25 @ Firebaugh	11

Coalinga had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Avenal Buccaneers with a sharp 19-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Horned Toads, who have now won eight matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.

Drake 'Swish' Stevens made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luis Gutierrez, who went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Luke Wojewoda was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

Coalinga was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Coalinga's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Avenal, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-18.

Looking ahead, Coalinga will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mendota at 4:00 p.m. As for Avenal, they will venture away from home to take on Kings Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Buccaneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Crusaders have averaged an impressive 9.4 runs per game this season.