Baseball Recap: Six Straight Home Wins for Yuma Catholic

Shamrocks

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Thatcher	37
03/25/25 vs Odyssey Institute	21
02/26/25 @ Scottsdale Christian Academy	19
03/12/25 vs Benson	13
03/18/25 vs Parker	11

There's no place like home for Yuma Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They never let the Odyssey Institute Minotaur get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Tuesday. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

Hiram Silva was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Joey Carey was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Ivan Guzman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Yuma Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Odyssey Institute struck out 11 times.

Yuma Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Odyssey Institute, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-4-1.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Yuma Catholic is set to take on their familiar foe Tonopah Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Yuma Catholic 1.6, Tonopah Valley 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute will face off against rival Chino Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.