Baseball Recap: Winters Drops Season-High Score on Pierce

Warriors

Team Score (Highest)

04/11/25 @ Pierce	19
04/04/25 vs Colusa	16
04/08/25 vs Pierce	13
03/07/25 vs Colusa	12
04/01/25 @ Colusa	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Winters). They were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over the Pierce Bears on Friday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Miles Mariani and Boston Jones made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Mariani pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jones struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mariani also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Winters is 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise. At bat, Mariani scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Jones scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those four runs gave Mariani a new career-high.

In other batting news, Julian Herrera was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Winters: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Collins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Winters always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .516 or higher in three consecutive games.

Winters' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Pierce, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Winters is set to challenge their familiar foe East Nicolaus at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pierce will take on rival Durham at 4:00 p.m. on the 29th.