Monte Vista put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They blew past the Trinidad Miners 12-0. The Pirates have beaten the Miners the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Miners has come to flipping the script.
Kaden Mellott and Judah Howe were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mellott didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Howe pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mellott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Mellott got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, while Howe fired off three triples, four RBI, and two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three triples gave Howe a new career-high.
Jakoby Ross
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In other batting news, Monte Vista let Jakoby Ross and Manny Jiron run wild. Ross went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Jiron earned two RBI and two runs. Those two hits gave Ross a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Baumgardner, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Monte Vista's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Trinidad, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monte Vista beat the Miners by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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