Tigers
| 04/16/25 vs Amity | 10-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Willamina | 15-1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Brookings-Harbor | 9-0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Willamina | 20-0 |
| 04/02/25 @ Dayton | 20-2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Dayton | 23-0 |
Taft waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Amity Warriors a 10-0 shutout. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Zack Hankins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
In other batting news, Trenton Battle was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Battle is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Kai Bayer was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Taft's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Amity, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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