Baseball Recap: Coalinga Victorious

Horned Toads

Team Score (Highest)

03/09/26 vs Kings Christian	14
03/05/26 vs Caruthers	4
03/03/26 @ Woodlake	4
03/07/26 @ Santa Maria	1

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Santa Maria, Coalinga was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Kings Christian Crusaders get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The Horned Toads' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Preston Wiswell looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jesus 'Chuy' Gonzalez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Derrek Wilder, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Coalinga hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kings Christian struck out six times.

Coalinga's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Kings Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Coming up, Coalinga will head out to square off against Orange Cove at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Titans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Horned Toads' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kings Christian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-0 loss against Riverdale on the 9th.