Shadow Mountain proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 20) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the St. Helens Lions.
Jack Zauner
| 03/24/25 vs St. Helens | 6 |
| 02/28/25 vs Chino Valley | 2 |
| 03/28/24 vs Sandy | 2 |
| 02/21/24 vs Odyssey Institute | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs Thunderbird | 1 |
Jack Zauner made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Shadow Mountain's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-5-1 when he doesn't).
Zauner wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mario Loya, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Andy Chaplick was another, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Shadow Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for St. Helens, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Coming up, Shadow Mountain will be taking part in a tournament against Grant Union at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Helens, they will take on Manitou Springs in a tournament on Tuesday. Manitou Springs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.67 runs per game on average), something St. Helens will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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