Baseball Recap: Vallejo Has No Trouble Against Mt. Diablo

Redhawks

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Mt. Diablo	25
03/26/25 @ Richmond	15
04/02/25 vs Kennedy	11
04/04/25 @ Kennedy	10
03/28/25 vs Richmond	10

Vallejo barely beat Mt. Diablo the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Redhawks put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 29-4 win on Monday. The Redhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Andre Sanders was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Vallejo got a massive performance out of Kamil Cassius, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Those five runs gave Cassius a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Royce Pennington, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple.

Vallejo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .795. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Vallejo's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Mt. Diablo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.

Coming up, Vallejo will venture away from home to square off against Rio Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Redhawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Mt. Diablo, they will host Miramonte at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Matadors have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.