Tamalpais had won three straight on the road, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 13-5 to make it four. They skirted past the Novato Hornets 4-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Red Tailed Hawks' eighth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Eli Solem made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Cole Kramlich
| 04/17/25 @ Novato | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Branson | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Terra Linda | 1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Maria Carrillo | 1 |
In other batting news, Cole Kramlich was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Tamalpais was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Novato only posted a batting average of .208.
As for Novato, they moved to 8-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. They were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but Tamalpais' pitchers proved too tough.
On Novato's side, Gio Castaing was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Tamalpais will face off against rival Redwood at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Red Tailed Hawks 3.3, the Giants 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Novato is set to take on their familiar foe Branson at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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