Baseball Recap: Great Oak Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Great Oak, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over the Murrieta Mesa Rams on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Wolfpack: when they faced off against the Rams on Tuesday, they had to take a 4-0 defeat.

John Boer

Batters Struck Out

05/07/25 vs Murrieta Mesa	2
04/21/25 @ Chaparral	0
04/09/25 vs Murrieta Valley	2

Tyler Bussey and John Boer dominated on the mound. Bussey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Boer pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Boer posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

At the plate, Great Oak let Gavin Fien and Wes Shanabarger run wild. Fien went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs, while Shanabarger got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. Fien is becoming a predictor of Great Oak's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 3-1 (and 9-15 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Apodaca, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Great Oak's record now sits at 12-16. As for Murrieta Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.

As of now, neither Great Oak nor the Rams have any future games scheduled.