The Marshall Eagles will head out to challenge the Santa Fe Chiefs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Marshall sitting on three straight wins and Santa Fe on five.
Marshall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Cerritos. Six seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Michael Gerst looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Ryan Pandullo
| 05/20/25 vs Cerritos | 4 |
| 04/25/24 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Gabrielino | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs El Monte | 2 |
| 04/23/24 vs El Monte | 2 |
At the plate, Ryan Pandullo was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trevor Lain, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
Santa Fe came out on top against Burroughs on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run second inning. The Chiefs put the hurt on the Burros with a sharp 11-5 victory.
The team relied heavily on James Oregon, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Fe's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 12-15 when he doesn't). Matthew Leiva was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Santa Fe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Marshall's record now sits at 18-6-1. As for Santa Fe, their record is now 15-16.
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