Baseball Recap: Healdsburg Triumphs

Healdsburg won against Sonoma Academy on Tuesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Greyhounds beat the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-1. The win continues a trend for the Greyhounds in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.

Henry Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Mason Radelfinger

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/21/26 vs Lick-Wilmerding	3
02/27/26 vs Middletown	2
03/17/26 vs Sonoma Academy	1
03/14/26 @ Swett	1
03/11/26 vs Cloverdale	1

In other batting news, Mason Radelfinger was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hayden Mariani, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Healdsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lick-Wilmerding only posted an OBP of .120.

Healdsburg's record is now 7-2. As for Lick-Wilmerding, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Healdsburg will host Analy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Greyhounds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they will welcome College Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.