O'Donnell won the last time they faced Springlake-Earth and things went their way on Monday too. O'Donnell put the hurt on Springlake-Earth with a sharp 16-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Martin Baeza
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Martin Baeza made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, O'Donnell got a big performance out of Logan Porterfield, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. O'Donnell is undefeated when Porterfield posts two or more runs, but 2-3-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Castro, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
O'Donnell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for O'Donnell and bumps their season record up to 6-3-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12 hits in those games compared to only 5.38 in the others. As for Springlake-Earth, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. O'Donnell will welcome Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Springlake-Earth, they will square off against Crosbyton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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