Mountaineers
| 04/30/25 vs Wahkiakum | 14-2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Morton/White Pass | 11-1 |
| 04/25/25 @ Morton/White Pass | 13-2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Winlock | 16-5 |
| 04/21/25 @ Winlock | 25-6 |
Rainier waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Wahkiakum Mules 14-2. For the Mountaineers, this counts as revenge for the 12-8 win the Mules walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Peyton Sheaffer made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Sheaffer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Rainier's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 2-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Rainier got a big performance out of Kaden Goodman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave Goodman a new career-high. Yazama Gurnsey was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Rainier always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .533 or higher in six consecutive games.
Rainier pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Wahkiakum, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Coming up, Rainier will host Rochester at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wahkiakum, they will venture away from home to square off against Ilwaco at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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