Baseball Recap: Bloomfield Wins Going Away Against Shiprock

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 vs Jemez Valley	27
03/06/25 vs Espanola Valley	18
03/26/25 vs Jemez Valley	17
04/03/25 vs Shiprock	10
03/15/25 vs Kirtland Central	8

Bloomfield never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Shiprock Chieftains with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Bobcats have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Wyatt Etcitty and Trae Woods made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Etcitty tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Woods tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Etcitty went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, while Woods went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That home run was Etcitty's first of the season.

In other batting news, Bloomfield let Ryan Page and AJ Valencia run wild. Page scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Valencia scored a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Valencia a new career-high in RBI (three). Johnny Yates was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run.

Bloomfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shiprock only posted an OBP of .250.

Bloomfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Shiprock, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bloomfield will challenge rival Gallup at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Shiprock is set to take on their familiar foe Aztec at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.