Baseball Recap: Melba Makes It Three in a Row at Home

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

03/18/26 @ Glenns Ferry	18
03/27/26 vs Nyssa	16
03/28/26 vs Ontario	12
03/27/26 vs Ontario	12
03/18/26 @ Glenns Ferry	12

Melba's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Nampa Christian Trojans a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Cooper Brooks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ty Martineau, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run was his first of the season.

Melba lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Melba's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Nampa Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Melba is set to take on their familiar foe New Plymouth at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Nampa Christian will face off against rival Parma at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.