The Mt. Shasta Bears will face off against the Quincy Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mt. Shasta sitting on four straight victories and Quincy on seven.
Mt. Shasta is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Trinity last Friday as they made off with a 20-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.
BEN KENNEDY
| 05/09/25 vs Trinity | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Etna | 0 |
| 04/15/25 vs West Valley | 4 |
BEN KENNEDY and Hayden Porteous made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, KENNEDY pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Porteous pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, KENNEDY posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. At the plate, KENNEDY went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while Porteous went 2-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Porteous has become a key player for Mt. Shasta: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 9-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keikea Ferguson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Dylan Mcintyre was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Mt. Shasta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trinity only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Quincy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Modoc by a score of 8-4 on Friday.
Jake Thackeray was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Lancen Walke was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double. Troy Ayotte also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Mt. Shasta's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Quincy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Mt. Shasta came out on top in a nail-biter against Quincy in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
