Baseball Recap: Medina Valley Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Medina Valley had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Del Rio on Tuesday. The Panthers blew past the Rams 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-run performance the match before.

Reese Hatcher

Runs

03/18/25 vs Laredo LBJ	3
02/17/25 vs Judson	3
04/15/25 @ Del Rio	2
03/22/25 vs McCollum	2
02/24/25 vs San Marcos	2
+ 7 more games

The team relied heavily on Reese Hatcher, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Medina Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brody Ripps, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Medina Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win was the third in a row for Medina Valley, bringing their record up to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Del Rio, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-18.

Medina Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.