Baseball Recap: Summerville Finds Playoff Glory Versus Mariposa County

Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 vs Riverbank	20
04/19/25 @ Riverbank	11
03/21/25 @ Calaveras	11
03/18/25 @ Riverbank	11
05/06/25 vs Mariposa County	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Summerville walked away with it. They blew past the Mariposa County Grizzlies 20-10 on Tuesday. Considering the Bears have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Aidan Ripley was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Ripley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Summerville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 9-11-1 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Tyler Karpus was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

Summerville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Summerville now has a winning record of 14-13-1. As for Mariposa County, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.

Looking ahead, Summerville will square off against Woodland Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bears will need to watch out since the Cardinals have now posted at least ten runs in their last five contests. Mariposa County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.