The Mission Bears will head out to challenge the Summit Shasta Black Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mission has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mission lost 18-9 to Washington on Thursday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Miguel Pimentel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Diego Ramirez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Summit Shasta got themselves on the board against Pinewood on Friday, but Pinewood never followed suit. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Panthers. The Black Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Milo Jung made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Summit Shasta let Caden Frost and Maxwell Espinola run wild. Frost went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while Espinola went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Espinola is becoming a predictor of Summit Shasta's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-7 when he doesn't). Cameron Nunan also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Summit Shasta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Summit Shasta's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mission, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
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