Cardinals
| 05/06/25 vs Independence | 24 |
| 04/10/25 vs San Jose | 17 |
| 03/20/25 vs Yerba Buena | 17 |
| 04/08/25 @ San Jose | 13 |
| 05/05/25 vs Independence | 12 |
Mt. Pleasant won the last time they faced San Jose and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Cardinals never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Blanco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Julian Saldana was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Rolon, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
Mt. Pleasant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Jose only posted a batting average of .053.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for San Jose, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.
Mt. Pleasant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Jose, they will face off against Summit Tahoma at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.43 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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