Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Intrinsic). They put the hurt on the Rickover Naval Seadragons with a sharp 17-1 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Joel Diaz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Intrinsic: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 1-4 otherwise. Diaz was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Angel Munoz
| 04/22/25 vs Rickover Naval | 3 |
| 05/02/24 vs Schurz | 2 |
| 04/09/24 vs Rickover Naval | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Prosser | 1 |
| 04/30/24 @ Schurz | 1 |
In other batting news, Angel Munoz was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Brandon Loredo was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Intrinsic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Intrinsic and bumps their season record up to 3-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Rickover Naval, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Intrinsic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rickover Naval: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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