Baseball Recap: Watsonville Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

Wildcatz

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Marina	18
04/15/25 vs Seaside	16
04/03/25 @ Pajaro Valley	16
04/07/25 @ Marina	15
04/04/25 vs Pajaro Valley	11

While Watsonville put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Seaside. The Wildcatz blew past the Spartans 16-0. Considering the Wildcatz have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Rudy Valdez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Watsonville is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise. Valdez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patrick Miller - Brown, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Watsonville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 4-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Ortiz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Watsonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in nine consecutive games.

Watsonville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Seaside, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Watsonville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.