Baseball Recap: Middletown Find Success

While Middletown's victory against Upper Lake wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Cougars 6-4. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Hayden Xavier

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/03/26 vs Upper Lake	6
05/09/25 @ Upper Lake	4
05/06/25 vs St. Helena	2
04/22/25 @ Cloverdale	1
04/15/25 vs Upper Lake	1

Hayden Xavier made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.

In other batting news, Jon Hawkins was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run.

Middletown lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Middletown's record is now 7-4. As for Upper Lake, their loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Middletown will square off against rival Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Upper Lake is set to take on their familiar foe Kelseyville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.