Baseball Recap: Shafter Has No Trouble Against North

Shafter was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against North on Saturday. Shafter put the hurt on North with a sharp 11-1 win. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by nine runs or more this season.

Andy Gomez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lukas Pena, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Casanova-Balderrama, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Shafter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Shafter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. North's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shafter will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on April 8. As for North, they will head out to face off against Valley Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. North's pitchers better be ready for this one: Valley Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.