March 11, 2025 Merced at Taft

(8-11, 6-4)

(6-16, 3-7)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Merced	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	13	3
Taft	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	5	2

Box Score

Merced

Taft

Merced Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
cf Henry Warden	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
ss Yuito Suzuki	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
rf Braxton Riley	5	0	1	0	0	2	0
3b Logan Baptista	5	0	4	1	0	1	0
dh Karson Valenti	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
c Alex Jones	4	1	2	1	0	0	3
1b Landon Robinson	4	1	1	2	1	0	2
lf Tate Cassaretto	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
lf Yutai Okutama	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
2b Koen Heupel	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Natahan Harding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Logan Mooneyham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	40	5	13	5	1	3	11

Batting

2B: Yutai Okutama

3B: Logan Baptista , Tate Cassaretto

HR: Landon Robinson

RBI: Logan Baptista , Karson Valenti , Alex Jones , Landon Robinson (2)

Sac: Yuito Suzuki

Sac Fly: Alex Jones

Baserunning

SB: Braxton Riley , Karson Valenti , Yutai Okutama

Fielding

E: Logan Baptista , Alex Jones , Yutai Okutama

DP: Yuito Suzuki , Landon Robinson , Koen Heupel

Taft Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
cf Ty Moore	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
lf Isaac Pinedo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
ss Odnal Rivera	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2b Eian Peralta	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
1b Roman Roberts	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
dh Rhett Hodgins	3	1	1	0	1	0	2
rf/cf Gaku Yamamoto	4	1	1	2	0	2	0
3b Aiden Otano	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
lf Karsen Spradling	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
rf Jerameel Brisueno	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
c Manny Esparza	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
2b/ss Yadriel Reyes	3	1	1	2	0	0	1
p Ryden Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Sebastian Montoya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Julian Orozco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Sho Saegusa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	5	4	2	11	4

Batting

2B: Manny Esparza

HR: Gaku Yamamoto , Yadriel Reyes

RBI: Gaku Yamamoto (2) , Yadriel Reyes (2)

GIDP: Gaku Yamamoto

Baserunning

SB: Aiden Otano

Fielding

E: Odnal Rivera , Yadriel Reyes

Merced Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	AB
Natahan Harding (W, 3-3)	7.1	4	4	3	1	9	2	27	25
Logan Mooneyham (Sv, 1)	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	8	7
Totals	9.0	5	4	3	2	11	2	35	32

Pitching

Batters faced: Natahan Harding (27) , Logan Mooneyham (8)

IBB: Logan Mooneyham

Taft Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	AB
Ryden Walker (L, 0-2)	7.0	8	3	1	1	2	0	32	29
Sebastian Montoya	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Julian Orozco	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	5	5
Sho Saegusa	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	5
Totals	9.0	13	5	3	1	3	1	43	40

Pitching

Batters faced: Ryden Walker (32) , Sebastian Montoya , Julian Orozco (5) , Sho Saegusa (5)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Merced 1st	L. Baptista singled, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.	1 - 0
Taft 2nd	G. Yamamoto homered, 2 RBI; R. Hodgins scored.	1 - 2
Merced 3rd	K. Valenti reached first on an error by ss, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki advanced to third; H. Warden scored.	2 - 2
Merced 3rd	A. Jones flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; B. Riley advanced to third; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.	3 - 2
Merced 8th	L. Robinson homered, 2 RBI; A. Jones scored.	5 - 2
Taft 8th	Y. Reyes homered, 2 RBI; M. Esparza scored, unearned.	5 - 4

Other Information

Location:

Taft College

Stadium:

Cougar Field

Attendance:

Duration:

2:25

Umpires:

Home plate - Arnie Mena

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Merced 1st	L. Baptista singled, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.	1 - 0
Taft 2nd	G. Yamamoto homered, 2 RBI; R. Hodgins scored.	1 - 2
Merced 3rd	K. Valenti reached first on an error by ss, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki advanced to third; H. Warden scored.	2 - 2
Merced 3rd	A. Jones flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; B. Riley advanced to third; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.	3 - 2
Merced 8th	L. Robinson homered, 2 RBI; A. Jones scored.	5 - 2
Taft 8th	Y. Reyes homered, 2 RBI; M. Esparza scored, unearned.	5 - 4

All Plays

Merced Top of 1st Inning

H. Warden flied out to rf. (1 out)

Y. Suzuki singled.

B. Riley reached first on an error by 2b; Y. Suzuki advanced to third.

L. Baptista singled, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.

K. Valenti flied out to 2b; B. Riley stole third. (2 out)

A. Jones flied out to 1b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Taft Bottom of 1st Inning

T. Moore grounded out to ss. (1 out)

O. Rivera struck out. (2 out)

R. Roberts flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 2nd Inning

L. Robinson flied out to lf. (1 out)

T. Cassarett tripled.

K. Heupel reached on a fielder's choice; T. Cassarett out at home 3b to c. (2 out)

K. Heupel out at first p to 1b, picked off. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Taft Bottom of 2nd Inning

R. Hodgins singled.

G. Yamamoto homered, 2 RBI; R. Hodgins scored.

A. Otano struck out looking. (1 out)

K. Spradling grounded out to 3b, bunt. (2 out)

M. Esparza struck out. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 3rd Inning

H. Warden singled.

Y. Suzuki reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt; H. Warden advanced to second.

B. Riley singled, bunt; Y. Suzuki advanced to second; H. Warden advanced to third.

L. Baptista struck out looking. (1 out)

K. Valenti reached first on an error by ss, RBI; B. Riley advanced to second; Y. Suzuki advanced to third; H. Warden scored.

A. Jones flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; B. Riley advanced to third; Y. Suzuki scored, unearned.

K. Valenti stole second.

L. Robinson walked.

T. Cassarett grounded out to ss. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Taft Bottom of 3rd Inning

Y. Reyes flied out to cf. (1 out)

T. Moore struck out looking. (2 out)

O. Rivera flied out to 1b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 4th Inning

K. Heupel flied out to 3b. (1 out)

H. Warden flied out to 2b. (2 out)

Y. Suzuki grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Taft Bottom of 4th Inning

R. Roberts flied out to cf. (1 out)

R. Hodgins walked.

G. Yamamoto grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; R. Hodgins out on the play. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 5th Inning

B. Riley struck out. (1 out)

L. Baptista singled.

K. Valenti flied out to rf. (2 out)

A. Jones grounded out to 3b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Taft Bottom of 5th Inning

A. Otano flied out to 2b. (1 out)

K. Spradling struck out looking. (2 out)

M. Esparza doubled.

Y. Reyes grounded out to 3b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Merced Top of 6th Inning

L. Robinson flied out to cf. (1 out)

Y. Okutama to lf for T. Cassarett.

Y. Okutama singled.

K. Heupel lined out to cf. (2 out)

H. Warden flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Taft Bottom of 6th Inning

E. Peralta to 2b for O. Rivera.

Y. Reyes to ss.

T. Moore struck out looking. (1 out)

E. Peralta struck out. (2 out)

R. Roberts flied out to 1b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 7th Inning

Y. Suzuki grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

B. Riley lined out to lf. (2 out)

L. Baptista tripled.

K. Valenti flied out to c. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Taft Bottom of 7th Inning

R. Hodgins grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

G. Yamamoto struck out. (2 out)

A. Otano flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Merced Top of 8th Inning

S. Montoya to p for R. Walker.

A. Jones singled.

J. Orozco to p for S. Montoya.

L. Robinson homered, 2 RBI; A. Jones scored.

Y. Okutama doubled.

K. Heupel flied out to cf. (1 out)

Y. Okutama stole third.

H. Warden grounded out to 3b. (2 out)

Y. Suzuki flied out to rf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Taft Bottom of 8th Inning

J. Brisueno pinch hit for K. Spradling.

J. Brisueno struck out. (1 out)

M. Esparza reached on catcher's interference.

Y. Reyes homered, 2 RBI; M. Esparza scored, unearned.

L. Mooneyham to p for N. Harding.

I. Pinedo pinch hit for T. Moore.

I. Pinedo grounded out to p. (2 out)

E. Peralta singled, advanced to second on an error by lf.

R. Roberts was intentionally walked.

R. Hodgins reached on a fielder's choice; R. Roberts out at second ss to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 2 Errors , 2 LOB

Merced Top of 9th Inning

I. Pinedo to lf.

G. Yamamoto to cf.

J. Brisueno to rf.

S. Saegusa to p for J. Orozco.

B. Riley struck out, out at first c to 1b. (1 out)

L. Baptista singled.

K. Valenti flied out to 2b. (2 out)

A. Jones singled; L. Baptista advanced to second.

L. Robinson flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Taft Bottom of 9th Inning

G. Yamamoto struck out looking. (1 out)

A. Otano reached first on an error by 3b.

A. Otano stole second.

J. Brisueno struck out looking. (2 out)

M. Esparza grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

March 11, 2025 Merced at Taft

Box Score

Merced Batters

Taft Batters

Merced Pitchers

Taft Pitchers

Scoring Summary

Other Information

Play By Play

Scoring Summary

All Plays

Merced Top of 1st Inning

Taft Bottom of 1st Inning

Merced Top of 2nd Inning

Taft Bottom of 2nd Inning

Merced Top of 3rd Inning

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Merced Top of 4th Inning

Taft Bottom of 4th Inning

Merced Top of 5th Inning

Taft Bottom of 5th Inning

Merced Top of 6th Inning

Taft Bottom of 6th Inning

Merced Top of 7th Inning

Taft Bottom of 7th Inning

Merced Top of 8th Inning

Taft Bottom of 8th Inning

Merced Top of 9th Inning

Taft Bottom of 9th Inning