The North Monterey County Condors will face off against the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Monterey County will be strutting in after a win while Rancho San Juan will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, North Monterey County turned things around against Gonzales last Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 10-0 shutout. The Condors not only won last Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19th (when they won 14-0).
Brody Nelsen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Nelsen was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

Tyler Baldwin
04/12/25 vs Gonzales | 3 |
03/26/25 vs Greenfield | 3 |
03/19/25 vs Marina | 3 |
04/04/25 vs Stevenson | 2 |
03/28/25 @ Greenfield | 2 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Baldwin, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for North Monterey County: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Diaz III, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
North Monterey County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Rancho San Juan came up short against Mills on Friday and fell 9-4.
Rancho San Juan's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for North Monterey County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
North Monterey County came out on top in a nail-biter against Rancho San Juan in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Condors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trailblazers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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