Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Dinuba

Emperors

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 vs McLane	19
04/11/25 @ Lemoore	13
03/27/25 @ Mt. Whitney	11
04/14/25 vs Westminster	10
03/19/25 vs Washington Union	10

After losing to Mission Oak the last time they met, Dinuba decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Emperors never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Emperors, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

The result came thanks to Neveah Garcia's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Hope Diaz and Kiley Gomez did most of the damage at the plate: Diaz went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Gomez went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Diaz has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ashlee Orozco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.

Dinuba was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Oak only posted a batting average of .214.

The win (which was Dinuba's fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Mission Oak, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-10-1.

Dinuba didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Mission College Prep on the 16th. As for Mission Oak, they have also already played their next game, a 7-4 loss against Kingsburg on the 16th.