Pinnacle put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Boulder Creek Jaguars as the Pinnacle Pioneers made off with a 16-2 win. 16 seems to be a good number for Pinnacle as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Matt Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Petroff, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Gabe Velasquez-Mendoza, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Boulder Creek's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gilmore, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
The win (which was Pinnacle's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-11-1. As for Boulder Creek, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-22.
Pinnacle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Boulder Creek also has no future games currently scheduled.
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