Baseball Recap: Hercules Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

While Hercules's win against Vallejo wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Titans narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Redhawks 8-7. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Redhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Noah Ledesma made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Wynston Bishop and Rrion Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Bishop went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run, while Walker went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Bishop is becoming a predictor of Hercules' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 9-1-1 (and 4-7-1 when he doesn't). Nathaniel Melgoza was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Hercules always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Titans

Previous Games (Home)

05/14/25 vs Vallejo	8-7
04/25/25 vs Vallejo	11-4
04/23/25 vs Vallejo	11-6
04/18/25 vs Bethel	11-1
04/16/25 vs Bethel	14-2
+ 3 more games

Hercules' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vallejo, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.

Hercules wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 18-10 defeat against St. Patrick-St. Vincent on the 16th. Vallejo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.