The Oakdale baseball team had its back against the wall and nothing was going for it offensively. The Mustangs trailed Valley Oak League rival East Union 5-3 in the fifth inning. The same team that Oakdale swept during league play had already forced a pitching change, drew seven walks and was on a run, scoring four unanswered runs over the third, fourth and fifth innings.
Then, with one out and a runner on base, Landon Schutte happened.
“In the last at bat, (East Union pitcher Joe Alvarez) was going straight fastballs so I knew one was coming at some point and I just missed it the at bat before,” Schutte said…