Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask California). They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Trojans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 26, 2024.
Caden Monticelli
| 04/08/25 vs Bethlehem Center | 10 |
| 04/01/25 @ Burgettstown | 6 |
| 03/25/25 vs South Park | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs Carmichaels | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Jefferson-Morgan | 7 |
Ricky Lawson and Caden Monticelli made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Lawson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Monticelli didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. At the plate, Lawson scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while Monticelli scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, California got a big performance out of Kaden Weston, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Weston has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chase Cicchitto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
California always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for California and bumps their season record up to 2-4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Bethlehem Center, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
California will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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