Payette won the last time they faced Weiser and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Payette Pirates' way against the Weiser Wolverines as the Payette Pirates made off with a 16-1 victory. The Pirates' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Michael Ocampo
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Michael Ocampo was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Payette got a massive performance out of Jahzyon Sylva, who scored four runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-5. Sylva is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Payette always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Payette and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Weiser, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Payette will host Firth at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Weiser, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against New Plymouth at 12:00 p.m. Weiser has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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