Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Shafter

Shafter waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Monache Marauders as they made off with a 13-6 win. For the Generals, this counts as revenge for the 13-0 victory the Marauders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.

Henry Wiebe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Wiebe was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Shafter's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Jesiah Rodriguez and Nini Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles, while Garcia went 4-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave Garcia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Gomez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

Shafter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in three consecutive games.

Shafter now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Monache, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-5 record.

Shafter has already played their next matchup, a 4-3 win against Tulare Union on the 30th. As for Monache, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-0 victory against Golden Valley on the 30th.