Baseball Recap: Colusa picks up fourth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 11:14pm

Baseball Recap: Colusa RedHawks vs. East Nicolaus Spartans

Colusa can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Nicolaus Spartans a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Colusa sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Not much got past Julian Mendiola, who gave up just four hits to keep East Nicolaus off the board. Mendiola has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Colusa let Peyton Humphrey and Kane Nall loose on the outfield. Humphrey scored two runs while going 1-for-1, while Nall scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Seth Kalisuch was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Colusa pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Nicolaus, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.

Colusa will be playing at home against Gridley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gridley: 3.8, Colusa: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Nicolaus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Paradise at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Nicolaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

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