Baseball Recap: Tucson High Magnet School Drops Season-High Score on Walden Grove

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2025, 10:28pm

Baseball Recap: Tucson High Magnet School Badgers vs. Walden Grove Red Wolves

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Team Score (Highest)

04/28/25 @ Walden Grove16
04/17/25 @ Marana12
04/04/25 vs Mountain View12
04/03/25 @ Rincon/University11
04/14/25 vs Rincon/University10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tucson High Magnet School). They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Walden Grove Red Wolves 16-14. Winning may never get old, but the Badgers sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Juan Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hernandez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alan Krimpe, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorge Castro, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double.

Tucson High Magnet School kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.4.

Tucson High Magnet School's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Walden Grove, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.

As of now, neither Tucson High Magnet School nor Walden Grove have any future games scheduled.

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