Baseball Recap: West's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Wolfpack

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 vs Chavez	16
02/21/25 @ Lathrop	12
03/21/25 vs Waterford	10
02/24/25 vs Lathrop	7

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Freedom, West was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Waterford Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. The Wolfpack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by seven runs or more this season.

Tyler Armstrong made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, Julian Salsedo was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of West's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-4-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Angelo Diaz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

West moved to 4-5-1 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Waterford, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-8.

Coming up, West will square off against St. Mary's at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Waterford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Delhi at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waterford is facing Delhi at the right time seeing as Delhi is stuck on a three-game losing streak.