Baseball Recap: Mission Oak Hawks vs. Dinuba Emperors
Mission Oak scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 18-6 margin over the Dinuba Emperors. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Gage Hastin and Kannon Silva made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hastin struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Silva struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hastin scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Silva scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zylan Ramirez, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Bravo, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Dinuba's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Pompa, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Daniel Pruneda was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Mission Oak's win bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Dinuba, their loss dropped their record down to 9-19.
As of now, neither Mission Oak nor Dinuba have any future games scheduled.
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