Escondido, Calif. – Aidan Taurek hit two home runs with six total hits and the Palm Springs Power swept a doubleheader against the San Diego Waves by scores of 8-1 and 12-4 on Monday afternoon at Escondido Field.
The Power improve to 32-0 on the season and 19-0 in the CPCL in the final week of 2024 play. Palm Springs moves their franchise record win streak to 51 straight victories dating to June of 2023.
Taurek (St. Mary’s) put together a massive afternoon in the second game of the doubleheader smashing two home runs and finishing four for five at the plate with four runs, two doubles and two RBI. He now leads the Power with five long balls on the year.
Game two was back and forth with Taurek hitting a solo homer in the top half of the first frame. The Power took the lead for good with a three spot in the sixth inning before a knockout blow of four runs in the seventh including Ely Brown’s (Mercer) second home run of the season.
Angel Cortez (Cal State Northridge) and Noah Blythe (Hawai’i Pacific) each notched multi-hit games and drove in five amongst the two of them.
On the mound Conner Batzer (Cal State San Bernardino) earned the win out of the bullpen. He faced the minimum in his two innings, striking out a pair. Anthony Sanchez (Viterbo) made his Power debut in the seventh and nailed down the final three outs with his first strikeout to secure a 12-4 Power win over the Waves.
In game one the Power were backed by a dominant pitching performance and home runs from Austin Haller (Western Kentucky) and Blythe for an 8-1 win over the Waves
Starting pitcher Brenton Thiels (Louisiana Tech) danced around early baserunners on his way to earning his team-leading sixth victory of the season. He hurled five innings of shutout baseball, scattering four hits and striking out six. Hudson Boncal (Ohio University) and Cale Mathison (The Master’s) followed suit, recording the final twelve outs, only allowing two baserunners.
Fred Buckson (Vanguard University) helped drive the offense with a pair of RBI singles in the fourth and eighth innings en route to the first of two victories on the day.
The Power return to Palm Springs Stadium on Wednesday at 7 PM to face the Inland Valley Bucs in the final CPCL regular season game of the season. The evening is Host Family Night and the final Wild Wednesday of the year with discounted four dollar margaritas.
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The Palm Springs Power are a summer collegiate baseball team playing all games at Palm Springs Stadium. The Power are a member of the California Premier Collegiate League and the league’s inaugural champions in 2023. Palm Springs has won nine league championships in 19 seasons of playing baseball in the desert dating to 2004.
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Fans can buy tickets every gameday at the stadium box office. Palm Springs Stadium is located at 1901 E Baristo Road in Palm Springs. Fans can also tune in on the Palm Springs Power Broadcast Network to watch every home game live.
For more information, visit palmspringspowerbaseball.com or call (760) 778-4487.
