Urban came out on top against Marin Academy on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Blues took their match against the Wildcats 9-4. That's more bragging rights for the Blues, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aaron Knupp and Conor Darling were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Knupp tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Darling struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Urban is 3-1 when Knupp allows two or fewer hits, but 5-7 otherwise. At the plate, Knupp went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run, while Darling went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Fox-Gabel, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Urban's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Benji Dawes, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Blues
| 05/06/25 @ Marin Academy | 40% |
| 05/02/25 @ University | 21.1% |
| 04/29/25 @ University | 11.8% |
| 04/25/25 @ Making Waves Academy | 34.4% |
| 04/15/25 @ Galileo | 24% |
| + 17 more games |
Urban was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win got Urban back to even at 8-8. As for Marin Academy, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Urban will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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