Feather River Shuts Out Sacramento City, 4-0

In a dominant pitching performance, Feather River defeated Sacramento City 4-0 on January 30, 2025, improving their record to 5-0. The visiting team capitalized on timely hitting and excellent pitching to secure the victory, while Sacramento City struggled to generate offense, dropping to 2-2 on the season.

Feather River Takes Early Lead
Feather River struck first in the top of the first inning. Kory Chu singled to drive in Dylan Marx, giving Feather River a 1-0 lead. Despite a few chances, Sacramento City couldn't respond in the early innings, as they were held scoreless through the first seven frames.

Feather River Extends Lead in the Fifth
Feather River doubled their lead in the fifth. Chu once again provided the spark with a single that brought in Grant McGuire, and Zane Denton followed with another RBI single, scoring Chu and pushing the lead to 3-0.

Late Insurance Run for Feather River
Feather River added an insurance run in the ninth inning when Marx reached base on an error, allowing Tomoharu Hidaka to score from third, making it 4-0.

Feather River's Pitching Stifles Sacramento City
Tanner Hail (1-0) was the star on the mound for Feather River, going 5.1 innings, allowing just 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. The bullpen was equally effective. Carl Colavecchio, Jayden Andrade, and Will Page-Allen combined for 3.2 scoreless innings to secure the shutout. Page-Allen earned the save with a dominant 1.1-inning outing, striking out 2.

Sacramento City's Offensive Struggles
Sacramento City couldn't generate any significant offense, despite having 4 hits and 4 walks on the day. Their best chance came in the fifth inning when they loaded the bases, but Tanner Hail was able to escape unscathed. Joe Muraoka (0-2) took the loss for Sacramento City, going 4.2 innings and allowing 5 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 3. The bullpen trio of Dylan Burke and Daniel Paul combined to hold Feather River scoreless over the final 4.2 innings, but the damage was done.

Key Performances:

• Feather River:
  • Kory Chu – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
  • Zane Denton – 1-for-4, 1 RBI
  • Tanner Hail (W, 1-0) – 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
  • Will Page-Allen (Sv, 1) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 SO
• Sacramento City:
  • Jackson Blakley – 1-for-4
  • Dylan Drake – 1-for-3, 1 BB
  • Joe Muraoka (L, 0-2) – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO