Baseball Recap: Chinle Wins Going Away Against Pinon

While Chinle put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Pinon. The Chinle Wildcats were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over the Pinon Eagles. Considering the Wildcats have won three contests by more than 13 runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Covington Jones

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/14/25 vs Pinon	2
03/12/25 @ Window Rock	1
03/08/25 vs Needles	1
04/02/24 vs Monument Valley	1

Covington Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackaden Arthur, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four stolen bases, and five RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kennon Sorrell, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3.

Chinle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Chinle's record is now 5-3. As for Pinon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chinle will host Alchesay at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Chinle's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Pinon, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Monument Valley at 12:00 p.m. Pinon has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.