Chieftains
| 04/15/25 vs Soledad | 16 |
| 05/13/25 @ St. Francis | 15 |
| 04/22/25 @ Carmel | 14 |
| 03/27/25 @ Salinas | 12 |
| 04/01/25 @ Monterey | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palma). Everything went their way against the St. Francis Sharks on Tuesday as they made off with a 20-5 win. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Palma got a massive performance out of Wyatt Bakker, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance also gave Bakker a new career-high in hits (three). Aiden Veliz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Palma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Palma pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Palma will square off against rival Soledad at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, St. Francis is set to face off against their familiar foe Carmel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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