Baseball Recap: Taft Snags 13th Victory in Last 15 Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Dayton	23
04/04/25 @ Willamina	20
04/02/25 @ Dayton	18
04/08/25 vs Willamina	14
04/30/25 @ Yamhill-Carlton	13

Taft had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Scio on Wednesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Loggers. Considering the Tigers have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Zack Hankins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Battle, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Justice Kelso was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Taft always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Scio only posted an OBP of .273.

Taft is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Scio, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.

Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Loggers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.