
Wolfpack
04/09/25 vs Murrieta Valley | 12 |
04/05/25 vs Santiago | 5 |
03/17/25 @ Los Osos | 5 |
04/04/25 vs Norco | 4 |
04/02/25 vs Bonita | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Great Oak). They blew past the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks 12-3 on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wolfpack needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Wes Shanabarger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shanabarger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Great Oak got a great performance from Riley Kronenfeld as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Kronenfeld a new career-high.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Washizaki, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jaxon Valenzuela was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Great Oak's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for Murrieta Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Great Oak will have a chance to go back-to-back against Murrieta Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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