Baseball Recap: Hamilton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Portola

Braves

Team Score (Highest)

04/11/25 vs Portola	23
03/08/25 vs Etna	15
04/11/25 vs Portola	11
03/27/25 vs Live Oak	10
03/21/25 vs Fall River	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). Everything went their way against the Portola Tigers on Friday as they made off with a 23-3 victory. With that win, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.

Antonio Jauregui was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Hamilton got a massive performance out of Kayden Strong, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. Strong continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Chase Rodgers also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Hamilton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive matches.

Hamilton's record now sits at 14-5. As for Portola, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Hamilton has already played their next contest, a 9-7 defeat against Durham on the 14th. As for Portola, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 loss against Loyalton on the 14th.