— Jobe Olson made Reedley College's 20th win in 2024 extra special.

Olson pitched a one-hit shutout on Saturday afternoon as the Reedley College Tigers posted a 5-0 Central Valley Conference win over the College of the Sequoias Giants.

A two-out single to right center by Jesse Ortega (Dinuba) in the seventh inning was the only COS hit in the matchup at RC diamond. Olson, a sophomore righthander from Laton, struck out six and worked around three walks.

Nolan Keene (Fresno High) scored on a second inning wild pitch for the only run the Tigers would need. Garrett Garfield (Clovis) smacked two doubles while Colin Rios (Bullard, Fresno) had two singles and a double to lead the Tiger attack.

"Jobe had command of all of his pitches today," said Tiger head coach Steve Pearce. "He located them all. He had a masterful performance that was much needed."

Reedley improved to 9-6 in conference play and 20-10 overall while pulling out one of three meetings ast week between the teams. COS fell to 8-9 and 15-17.

The Giants had won the first two games of the series. Dinuba's Keine Prendez improved to 6-5 with a 10-5 COS victory on April 2 in Reedley, then the Giants knocked out 16 hits and broke a tie with three runs in the seventh inning to collect a 12-10 win in Visalia on April 4.

Reedley College's next four games are against first place Fresno City College, starting Tuesday (April 9) at 3 p.m. in Fresno. Thursday's matchup at 2 p.m. is in Reedley while the teams meet again in Fresno at 1 p.m. Saturday (April 13). Finally, the Rams host the Tigers in a Monday (April 15) 6 p.m. start at Beiden Field on the Fresno State campus.

By Will Goldbeck