With a playoff win on the line, West Ranch rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Sultana Sultans 10-0. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Sultana's batters probably weren't too happy with Hunter Manning, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up two walks). Manning has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, West Ranch let Mikey Murr and Nolan Stoll run wild. Murr got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs, while Stoll went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Oh, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
West Ranch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sultana only posted an OBP of .083.
Wildcats
| 05/23/25 vs Sultana | 10-0 |
| 05/20/25 vs Crean Lutheran | 12-0 |
| 05/02/25 vs Golden Valley | 23-0 |
| 04/23/25 vs Hart | 3-1 |
| 04/16/25 vs San Marcos | 7-2 |
| + 11 more games |
West Ranch pushed their record up to 23-9 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Sultana, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-4-1.
As of now, neither West Ranch nor the Sultans have any future games scheduled.
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