The Overfelt Royals will head out to take on the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Overfelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Overfelt proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past San Jose 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Royals have posted against the Bulldogs since April 28, 2022.
ELIJAH CASTANEDA-AZCUETA made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Overfelt is 7-3 when CASTANEDA-AZCUETA posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-8 otherwise.
ALFREDO GALLEGOS MEDINA
| 05/08/25 vs San Jose | 3 |
| 05/06/25 vs Gunderson | 1 |
| 05/05/25 vs Gunderson | 1 |
| 05/01/25 @ James Lick | 1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Independence | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
In other batting news, ALFREDO GALLEGOS MEDINA and BRANDON GONZALEZ did most of the damage at the plate: GALLEGOS MEDINA went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, while GONZALEZ went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits GALLEGOS MEDINA has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was BRIAN BECERRA DADO, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Overfelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Jose only posted an OBP of .308.
Meanwhile, Yerba Buena was able to grind out a solid victory over Independence on Thursday, taking the game 16-11. The win continues a trend for the Aztec Warriors in their matchups with the 76ers: they've now won three in a row.
Yerba Buena pushed their record up to 8-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Overfelt, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
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