Baseball Recap: Silverado Finds Playoff Glory Versus Rancho

Skyhawks

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Eldorado	18
04/16/25 vs Desert Pines	17
04/14/25 vs Desert Pines	16
03/10/25 @ Shadow Ridge	16
03/08/25 @ Del Sol	16

Silverado had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Rancho Rams on Saturday as they made off with a 12-1 win. Considering the Skyhawks have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Hogan Hawkins, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Tyler Bledsoe, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Silverado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho only posted an OBP of .111.

Silverado has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 16-17 record.

Silverado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rancho, they will square off against Bonanza on Thursday.