Baseball Game Preview: Whitney Hits the Road

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 5:19am

Baseball Preview: Whitney Wildcats vs. Del Oro Golden Eagles

Whitney is 9-1 against Del Oro since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Whitney Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Whitney's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Del Oro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Whitney's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Del Oro's usually-dominant pitching crew. Whitney's pitcher stepped up to hand Del Oro a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Whitney.

The team relied heavily on Luke Oyler, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI and a run. Josh Mendoza was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Whitney is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Del Oro, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15.

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