Baseball Recap: Jordan Araiza and Trevor Ratliff secure win for McNary

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 10:48am

Baseball Recap: McNary Celtics vs. West Salem Titans

McNary can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Salem Titans a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for McNary as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

The result came thanks to Carter Hawley's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, McNary let Trevor Ratliff and Jordan Araiza loose on the outfield. Ratliff scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Araiza scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Allen, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

The win (which was McNary's fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-9. As for West Salem, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: McNary beat West Salem by a score of 9-4.

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