North Monterey County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Aptos Mariners as the North Monterey County Condors made off with a 14-4 win. This was a revenge matchup for North Monterey County, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-5 loss when these two played last Saturday.
Shaya Baldwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Baldwin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariyah Morgan, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Scharton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Aptos' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lanies Nunez, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
The victory got North Monterey County back to even at 3-3-1. As for Aptos, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Monterey County will take on Monterey at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Monterey is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Aptos, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Soquel at 4:30 p.m. Soquel hasn't scored more than one runs for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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