Pirates
| 03/18/25 vs West Oso | 18 |
| 02/13/25 @ Kenedy | 12 |
| 03/10/25 vs Robstown | 11 |
| 02/27/25 vs West Oso | 11 |
| 03/01/25 @ Premont | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mathis). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Oso Bears an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Alyssa Herrera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Angelina Hernandez was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Marivel Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Mathis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .760. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Oso only posted an OBP of .200.
Mathis has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. West Oso dropped their record down to 3-13 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Mathis will face off against Odem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Odem will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Mathis surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Oso, they will be playing at home against Taft at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Oso has given up an average of 14.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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