Baseball Recap: Reedley Has No Trouble Against Dinuba

Pirates

Margin

03/05/26 vs Dinuba	10
02/27/26 @ Fowler	8
03/03/26 @ Mission Oak	6
02/21/26 vs Sanger West	4

Reedley barely beat Dinuba the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates put the hurt on the Emperors with a sharp 12-2 win on Thursday. That ten-run margin sets a new team best for the Pirates this season.

Alex Rodriguez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That home run was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Rocky Garcia and Richie Badilla did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Badilla went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most runs Garcia has posted since back in March of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Chagoya, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Reedley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dinuba only posted a batting average of .211.

The victory (which was Reedley's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dinuba, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Coming up, Reedley will be taking part in a tournament against Central Valley Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Dinuba, they will take on Golden West in a tournament on Saturday.