There's no place like home for Shafter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wasco Tigers 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Generals: when they faced off against the Tigers on Tuesday, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Maddison Ortiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Ortiz was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
| 05/08/25 vs Wasco | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Delano | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Taft | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Tulare Western | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Kennedy | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Mancilla, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Miranda Ascencio was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Shafter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Wasco, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8-1.
As of now, neither Shafter nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.
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