Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Northridge

Knights

Previous 5 Games

04/07/25 vs Bonneville	16-11
03/28/25 vs Green Canyon	7-6
03/27/25 vs Syracuse	10-4
03/25/25 @ Westlake	14-4
03/21/25 @ Weber	12-3

Northridge entered their tilt with Bonneville on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Lakers by a score of 16-11. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Kam Shirreffs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. He has become a key player for Northridge: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise.

In other batting news, Boston Wright was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Mick Whitaker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Northridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .390. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in five consecutive matches.

Northridge pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bonneville, they moved to 6-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Northridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lakers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.