The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will challenge the University Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Tamalpais 2.9, University 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tamalpais fell victim to Redwood and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Giants by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, University came tearing into Friday's matchup with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Devils have posted against the Knights since April 11, 2023.
Leo Felder made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other pitching news, Rohan Hartigan tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mattie Grisso, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
University's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tamalpais, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
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