Pioneers
| 05/07/25 vs Lakeridge | 13 |
| 04/25/25 @ Lakeridge | 12 |
| 04/23/25 vs Tualatin | 11 |
| 05/05/25 @ Tualatin | 9 |
| 03/20/25 @ McDaniel | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oregon City). Everything went their way against the Lakeridge Pacers on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-4 win. The victory was nothing new for the Pioneers as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ellie Joseph made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophie Funnemark, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maggie Schneider, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Oregon City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Oregon City pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeridge, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Oregon City is set to challenge their familiar foe West Linn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pioneers 3.5, the Lions 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Lakeridge will square off against rival Tualatin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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