Baseball Recap: Simi Valley Triumphs

Simi Valley owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Heritage Eagles 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pioneers have posted since April 13, 2024.

Jackson Goshorn

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/27/25 vs Heritage	11
03/21/25 vs Royal	9
04/20/24 vs Burroughs	6
04/09/24 @ West Ranch	6
02/26/25 vs Crespi	4

Heritage's batters probably weren't too happy with Jackson Goshorn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Those 11 strikeouts gave Goshorn a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Simi Valley's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Liam Blake, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Simi Valley and bumps their season record up to 8-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Coming up, Simi Valley will square off against Walnut at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Heritage, they will take on Cherokee Trail at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.