Baseball Recap: Oakdale Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 @ Mountain House	20
04/22/25 vs Los Banos	11
04/16/25 @ East Union	11
03/07/25 @ Mountain House	11
05/07/25 vs Los Banos	10

Oakdale had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Los Banos Tigers a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Mustangs have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Not much got past Landon Schutte, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Los Banos off the board. Schutte has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Griffin Costa was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Oakdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Eric Velazquez was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Oakdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Los Banos only posted an OBP of .182.

The victory (which was Oakdale's eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Los Banos, they moved to 10-14 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Oakdale will challenge East Union at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. Los Banos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.