Baseball Recap: Maine West Wins Going Away Against Elk Grove

Maine West made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Elk Grove, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Maine West put the hurt on Elk Grove with a sharp 9-2 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Julian Delao

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/31/25 @ Elk Grove	5
04/23/24 vs Maine East	2
03/28/25 vs Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts	1
05/23/24 @ Maine South	1
05/11/24 vs Glenbrook North	1

Julian Delao made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with five RBI, three doubles, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey Bruno, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for Maine West: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Tim Wiley was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Maine West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Maine West and bumps their season record up to 3-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 13 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Coming up, Maine West is taking a road trip to face off against Conant at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Conant's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Maine West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Elk Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland Park at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.