Palo Verde took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. They blew past the Amphitheater Panthers 24-5. The Titans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Stephen Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brown was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Four bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other pitching news, Frank Marquez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Noah Pedrego
| 02/27/25 vs Amphitheater | 3 |
| 04/04/24 @ St. Augustine Catholic | 2 |
| 02/29/24 @ Bourgade Catholic | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Thatcher | 1 |
| 03/08/24 vs San Miguel | 1 |
Back at the plate, David Burgoyne and Noah Pedrego did most of the damage at the plate: Burgoyne scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Pedrego went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Pedrego a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Gonzalez-Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.
Palo Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amphitheater only posted an OBP of .304.
Palo Verde wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-3 victory against ALA - Ironwood on the 4th. As for Amphitheater, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-3 defeat against Pueblo on the 4th.
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