Baseball Preview: Westmont Warriors vs. Pioneer Mustangs
The Westmont Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Pioneer Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westmont has four straight victories, Pioneer has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Westmont earned an 8-3 win over Scotts Valley.
Sean Chen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Chen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lakin Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bryce Corbett, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Pioneer had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Leigh on Thursday.
Noah Morales led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Tichy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Westmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Pioneer, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Westmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Pioneer in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 12-11. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pioneer's Ryan Haun, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Westmont to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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