Baseball Recap: Mira Monte Lions vs. Del Oro Suns
Mira Monte scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past the Del Oro Suns 21-1. Mira Monte might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Derek Choate was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Choate was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aaron Oliveros and Coltyn Weatherly did most of the damage at the plate: Oliveros scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Weatherly scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Oliveros has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Joseph Deniz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mira Monte is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Del Oro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-21.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Arvin the next time they take the field. Del Oro will head out to face Arvin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, while Mira Monte will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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