Baseball Recap: American Drops Highest Score of Season Against Mission San Jose

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/11/25 vs Mission San Jose	14
04/09/25 @ Mission San Jose	7
03/21/25 vs Mission San Jose	5
03/24/25 vs Amador Valley	2
02/28/25 @ Mt. Eden	2

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask American). They put the hurt on the Mission San Jose Warriors with a sharp 14-1 win on Friday. The Eagles have beaten the Warriors the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.

Micah Boo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.

At the plate, Jacob Yudashkin and Cooper Rice did most of the damage at the plate: Yudashkin scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Rice went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That stolen base was Yudashkin's first of the season. Maverick Pinkevich was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

American kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

American's record now sits at 3-10. As for Mission San Jose, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. American is set to square off against their familiar foe Newark Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mission San Jose will challenge rival Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.