Baseball Recap: Moapa Valley Wins Going Away Against Mojave

Pirates

Margin

04/01/25 vs Mojave	17
02/22/25 vs Varsity Opponent	14
03/10/25 vs Chaparral	10
02/27/25 @ Sunrise Mountain	7
03/04/25 vs Cedar	6

Moapa Valley came into Tuesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mojave Rattlers a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The contest marked the Pirates' most dominant win of the season.

Logan Schouten and Parker Leavitt were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Schouten tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Leavitt tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Schouten went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI, while Leavitt went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.

In other batting news, Tyson Pettingill was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has been hot, having also posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Lucas Pettingill was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Moapa Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Moapa Valley pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mojave, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.

Moapa Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rattlers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.