Baseball Recap: Rainier Beach Takes a Loss

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Previous Games

04/18/25 - Away	1-38 L
03/29/23 - Away	2-17 L
03/30/22 - Away	3-29 L
03/27/19 - Away	0-13 L
03/28/18 - Home	2-20 L
+ 4 more games

Rainier Beach extended their losing streak to nine on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-9 in the process. They lost 38-1 to the Garfield Bulldogs. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

As for Garfield, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-7. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For Garfield's part, Nash Whitford and Logan Caravalho made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Whitford tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Caravalho pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Whitford also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Garfield is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. At the plate, Whitford got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and three RBI, while Caravalho went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Whitford a new career-high.

In other batting news, Mateo Acevedo and Prince Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Acevedo went 3-for-5 with five runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Davis went 1-for-2 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Those five runs gave Acevedo a new career-high. Burke Lowe was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.

Rainier Beach and Garfield could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Vikings (ranked 304th) will meet Chief Sealth (ranked 113th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Garfield will square off against Ingraham at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (107 vs. 30).