
Eagles
03/04/25 @ Water Canyon | 24 |
02/28/25 @ Greyhills Academy | 24 |
03/29/25 vs St. Michael | 21 |
03/06/25 @ Joseph City | 16 |
02/28/25 @ Greyhills Academy | 12 |
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, El Capitan brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They never let the St. Michael Cardinals get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Saturday. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than 11 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Kendall Hammon made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for El Capitan: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Paul Woods was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. El Capitan is undefeated when Woods posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Sample, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI.
El Capitan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. They are 5-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win snapped El Capitan's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for St. Michael, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: El Capitan beat St. Michael by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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