Baseball Recap: Dekaney wins going away against Nimitz

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:09pm

Baseball Recap: Dekaney Wildcats vs. Nimitz Cougars

Dekaney can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Nimitz Cougars with a sharp 14-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dekaney.

Jonathan Perez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Perez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Micah Green was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cameron Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Nimitz's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alberto Cerino, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Dekaney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8-1 record this season. As for Nimitz, their loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-24-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dekaney beat Nimitz by a score of 10-0.

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