Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Empire). Everything went their way against the Guajome Park Academy Frogs on Thursday as they made off with a 22-5 win. Considering the Redhawks have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jakob Shawcroft
| 04/10/25 vs Guajome Park Academy | 4 |
| 04/08/25 @ Guajome Park Academy | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Crawford | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Canyon Hills | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ Morse | 0 |
| + 5 more games |
Jakob Shawcroft was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-6 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Issac Gonzalez and Michael Nobel did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 2-for-6 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base, while Nobel scored three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luis Cardoso, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Empire kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
Mountain Empire is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Guajome Park Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Mountain Empire will be playing at home against Calipatria at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Guajome Park Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Pacific Ridge at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. This will be the Frogs' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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