Baseball Recap: Mineral County Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

Serpents

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 @ Coleville	18
04/15/25 @ Lee Vining	17
03/08/25 @ Coleville	15
04/19/25 @ Virginia City	14
04/19/25 @ Virginia City	11

Mineral County got themselves on the board against Virginia City on Saturday, but Virginia City never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Muckers with a sharp 14-0 victory. The Serpents might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.

Chase Reeves made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Mineral County: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Michael Blackwood was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Mineral County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Wilson, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Mineral County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Mineral County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Virginia City, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home.

Coming up, Mineral County will square off against Smith Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Serpents surely won't give up without a fight. As for Virginia City, they will face off against Pyramid Lake at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Muckers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lakers have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.