Mission Oak is a perfect 10-0 against Tulare Union since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Hawks will head out to challenge the Tribe at 7:00 p.m. Tulare Union took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mission Oak, who comes in off a win.
Mission Oak will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Lemoore, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hawks beat the Tigers on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Deegan Sartuche
| 04/25/25 vs Dinuba | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Mt. Whitney | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Tulare Western | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Lemoore | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hanford | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Deegan Sartuche spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Mission Oak is 7-1-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mission Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boston Frediani, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those two hits gave Frediani a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union suffered their closest loss since April 11th on Friday. They fell just short of Hanford by a score of 7-5. The Tribe have struggled against the Bullpups recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Brayden Stevenson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maryk Heffley, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Mission Oak is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tulare Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16-1.
Everything went Mission Oak's way against Tulare Union in their previous meeting back in April, as Mission Oak made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Tribe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
