Baseball Recap: Fairfield's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 @ Florin	21
03/18/25 vs Foothill	18
03/20/25 @ Foothill	12
03/11/25 @ Burbank	11
02/18/25 @ Cordova	11

Fairfield never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against the Wood Wildcats as Fairfield made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Falcons have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tristen Smith and Trustin Mitchell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Mitchell pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-low in walks (zero). At bat, Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Mitchell went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs Smith has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Devin Knox, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Donavan Luu, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

The victory was the third in a row for Fairfield, bringing their record up to 10-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.

Fairfield wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-3 loss against Armijo on the 25th. As for Wood, they have also already played their next matchup, an 11-1 defeat against Pioneer on the 25th.