Baseball Recap: Mineral County Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Serpents

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 @ Coleville	18
03/08/25 @ Coleville	15
04/14/25 vs Mammoth	10
03/22/25 @ Tonopah	10
03/11/25 vs Lee Vining	10

Mineral County hadn't done well against Mammoth recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Serpents blew past the Huskies 18-8. The result was nothing new for the Serpents, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Ryker Musselman and Chase Reeves were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Musselman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Reeves struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has become a key player for Mineral County: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 5-7 otherwise. At bat, Musselman went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Reeves went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two RBI gave Musselman a new career-high.

In other batting news, Mineral County got a massive performance out of Robert Wilson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Wilson is becoming a predictor of the Serpents' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ryder Oberhansli, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.

The win was the third in a row for Mineral County, bringing their record up to 9-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Mammoth, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Mineral County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 23-6 win against Lee Vining on the 15th. As for Mammoth, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 23-3 loss against Bishop Union on the 15th.