Baseball Recap: North Monterey County Wins Going Away Against Marina

North Monterey County won the last time they faced Marina and things went their way on Wednesday too. The North Monterey County Condors put the hurt on the Marina Mariners with a sharp 14-0 victory. With that win, the Condors brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.

Tyler Bladwin

Runs

03/06/25 vs Pajaro Valley	3
03/19/25 vs Marina	2
03/11/25 vs Watsonville	2

Leo Cruz and Tyler Bladwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Cruz pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bladwin kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Cruz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Cruz scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Bladwin scored two runs and stole Three bases. Bladwin is becoming a predictor of North Monterey County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Barajas, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JT Islas, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

North Monterey County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

North Monterey County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. Marina is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Looking ahead, North Monterey County will venture away from home to challenge Ann Sobrato at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Marina will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on King City at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st.