Tamalpais and Marin Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will welcome the Marin Catholic Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tamalpais 2.6, Marin Catholic 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marin Catholic will be up against a hot Tamalpais team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Tamalpais walked away with a 7-3 victory over Alameda on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Red Tailed Hawks have won by exactly four runs.
Scott Olinger looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.
Ryan Simon
| 03/15/25 @ Alameda | 4 |
| 04/05/24 vs San Rafael | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Vintage | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Branson | 1 |
| 02/27/24 @ San Marin | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Simon, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Timo Ural was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marin Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Branson on Thursday and fell 5-4.
Johnny Greco made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.
Marin Catholic's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Tamalpais, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tamalpais has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marin Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tamalpais suffered a grim 20-6 defeat to Marin Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will Tamalpais have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
