Baseball Recap: Adam Salazar leads Ridgeview to victory over Highland

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 7:21pm

Baseball Recap: Ridgeview Wolf Pack vs. Highland Scots

Ridgeview waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Highland Scots 11-10. 11 seems to be a good number for Ridgeview as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Adam Salazar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Salazar was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max DeLaGarza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brito, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.

On Highland's side, Elijah Legan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a triple. Richard Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Ridgeview has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Highland, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-17.

As of now, neither Ridgeview nor Highland have any future games scheduled.

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