O'Connor put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Sotomayor WILDCATS with a sharp 11-1 victory. This was payback for O'Connor, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ryan Mason made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Mason has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mason was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, James O'Connor was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cali-Evan Billela, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Sotomayor's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wes Guardiola, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
O'Connor has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11-2 record this season. As for Sotomayor, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11.
O'Connor will head out on the road to take on Holmes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sotomayor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Warren at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Warren is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Sotomayor will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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