Baseball Game Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. Apollo Hawks

The Pinnacle Pioneers will head out to take on the Apollo Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Pinnacle fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mountain Ridge on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 13-9 to the Mountain Lions. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Mountain Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Erik Moo

Runs Batted In

04/10/25 vs Mountain Ridge	3
03/10/25 @ Williams Field	3
02/28/25 vs Mica Mountain	3
04/02/25 vs Horizon	2
03/19/25 @ Valley Vista	1
+ 2 more games

Erik Moo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Pinnacle: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 7-8-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Green, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.

Meanwhile, Apollo unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Tolleson by a score of 4-3.

Jesus Beltran put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only three hits, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Diego Ramos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Apollo's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-5. As for Pinnacle, their record is now 9-9-1.

Pinnacle was able to grind out a solid victory over Apollo in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 6-2. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.