The Highline Pirates will challenge the Evergreen Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Highline is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight games dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Chief Sealth, falling 14-4.
Gio Lopez made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Evergreen never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Muckleshoot Tribal as they made off with a 25-0 win.
Riley Coughlin made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Peter Nguyen looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Wilder Amechazurra, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Kenvin Lai was another key player, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Highline came up short against Evergreen in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, falling 7-2. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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