Showdown between Yucaipa and REV on tap for Thursday
YUCAIPA - Both teams have 7-1 league records. Both teams are scoring runs in bunches. Both teams have solid pitching. And both teams would like to kick the stuffing out of each other.
So the Citrus Belt League showdown on Thursday at Yucaipa High School's Tommy Thompson Field, between the Yucaipa Thunderbirds and Redlands East Valley Wildcats baseball teams promises to be a thriller.
For starters, at stake is a leg up in the battle for the CBL championship. Secondly, after a kick-in-the-butt, 12-2, thrashing by the Wildcats on April 17th at REV, the Thunderbirds probably have a little "revenge" on their minds. And thirdly, this has been a great rivalry over the years.
Look for both teams to score runs. Yes, I know, the Wildcats held the Thunderbirds to 2 runs and 3 hits in that first game, but I consider that an aberration. It won't happen again - Yucaipa just hits the ball too well, one through nine.
But back to run production. Over the past six league games, REV has scored 80 runs for a 13.3 runs per game average. But Yucaipa has their rivals bettered by scoring 87 runs for a 14.5 average.
Unless the pitching is on top of its game, runs will be scored.
A further look at both teams finds them dominating the leader board among the eight CBL teams.
Third baseman, Matt Davidson ripped Wildcats pitching for two doubles in the first game, and that comes as little surprise since he's number one in most individual categories.
BATTING AVERAGE:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS .554.
2. Clayton Goorich, REV .538.
4. Ryan Boeger, REV .512.
5. Jeremy Perez, REV .500.
HOME RUNS:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS 5.
3. Cody Meservey, YHS 3.
4. Chad Erickson, YHS 2.
5. Ryan Boeger, REV 2.
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS 1.089.
3. Ryan Boeger, REV .878.
4. Jeremy Perez, REV .714.
5. Chad Erickson, YHS .652.
RBI's:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS 30.
2. Wyatt Padgett, YHS 29.
3. Chad Erickson, YHS 24.
4. Taijuan Walker, YHS 24.
5. Cody Meservey, YHS 19.
ON BASE PERCENTAGE:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS .690.
2. Clayton Goodrich, REV .607.
4. Jeremy Perez, REV .562.
5. Ryan Boeger, REV .545.
EARNED RUN AVERAGE:
1. Matt Davidson, YHS 0.68.
2. Griffin Murphy, REV 0.91.
3. Taijun Walker, YHS 1.38.
4. Pedro Cota, YHS 1.56.
STRIKEOUTS:
1. Frank Martin, YHS 58.
4. Griffin Murphy, REV 52.
5. Pedro Cota, YHS 45.
WINS:
1. Pedro Cota, YHS 7.
3. Griffin Murphy, REV 5.
4. Jeremy Perez, REV 5.
5. Taijuan Walker, YHS 4.
FIELDING PERCENTAGE:
2. Taylor Courtney, YHS 1.000.
3. Matt Marnati, YHS 1.000.
5. David Andriese, REV 1.000.
Citrus Belt League Standings
1. Yucaipa 7-1, 19-2
2. Redlands East Valley 7-1, 12-5
3. A.B. Miller of Fontana 5-3, 10-7
4. Carter of Rialto 4-3, 6-7
5. Redlands 3-5, 10-9
6. Fontana 3-5, 8-11
7. Rialto 2-7, 6-11
8. Eisenhower 1-7, 2-13
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