Baseball Recap: Mission Bears vs. Leadership Griffin
Mission put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Leadership Griffin a 16-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Mission as they're now sitting on four straight.
Diego Ramirez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, Salvador Rodriguez was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Rowan Powell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mission's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. As for Leadership, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Mission will head out on the road to square off against O'Connell at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Mission's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. Leadership does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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