Baseball Recap: Mesa Verde Finds Home Field Redemption Against Golden Sierra

Mavericks

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ San Juan	36
03/11/25 @ Lindhurst	17
03/11/25 vs Lindhurst	16
04/01/25 vs Highlands	12
04/10/25 vs Golden Sierra	11

Mesa Verde's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Golden Sierra on Thursday. The Mavericks were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Grizzlies. Considering the Mavericks have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Isaiah Shoemake made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Nelson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aiden Marcheschi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Mesa Verde is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Golden Sierra, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-3 record this season.

Mesa Verde will welcome West Campus at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Mavericks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Golden Sierra, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Woodland Christian at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd.