The Ukiah Wildcats will square off against the Vintage Crushers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ukiah will be strutting in after a victory while Vintage will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Ukiah was able to grind out a solid win over Maria Carrillo, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
George Gibbs
| 05/02/25 vs Maria Carrillo | 4 |
| 04/30/25 @ Maria Carrillo | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Maria Carrillo | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Piner | 3 |
| 04/01/24 vs Montgomery | 3 |
George Gibbs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Ukiah: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most three hits, but 7-9 otherwise. Gibbs was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Beebe, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ukiah is 4-1 when Beebe posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Davon Dockins, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Vintage nor Casa Grande made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Crushers fell just short of the Gauchos by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crushers have suffered since March 25th.
Vintage had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Soren DeYoung and Miles Henry DeYoung didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched, while Henry tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Henry has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.
The victory got Ukiah back to even at 11-11. As for Vintage, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Ukiah beat Vintage 5-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Crushers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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