It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but North Monterey County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, sneaking past 4-3. The Condors haven't had any issues with the Trailblazers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Jered Kallenberger
| 04/23/25 vs Rancho San Juan | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Greenfield | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Monte Vista Christian | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ King City | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Watsonville | 1 |
Jered Kallenberger and Tyler Baldwin were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kallenberger tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Baldwin didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Kallenberger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Kallenberger went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one double, while Baldwin went 2-for-4 with two runs. Those three RBI gave Kallenberger a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ricky Diaz III was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
The win got North Monterey County back to even at 9-9. As for Rancho San Juan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
North Monterey County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trailblazers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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