Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Foothill

Foothill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Foresthill Wildfires a 7-0 shutout. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Julian Tripp

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/05/26 vs Foresthill	10
04/22/25 @ Florin	7
03/29/25 vs Johnson	7
02/27/25 @ Sacramento	7
03/22/25 vs Esparto	5

Richard Paiz and Julian Tripp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Paiz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Tripp didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Paiz went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Tripp went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Paiz has brought in this season.

In other batting news, Foothill got a big performance out of Xavier Balderas, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That hit was Balderas' first of the season. Another player making a difference was Colton Tobias, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.

Foothill's record now sits at 3-1. As for Foresthill, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Foothill will welcome Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Foresthill, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Grant at 3:30 p.m.