REDMOND — It was a breakout season for the Ridgeview baseball team last spring.

The Ravens were in a tight three-team battle for the Intermountain Conference crown. They made their first state playoff appearance and claimed the program’s first-ever postseason win.

Through four games this season, all victories, the Ravens have picked up right where they left off.

“The boys are competing really well,” said Ridgeview coach Shane Nakamura. “Our defense is looking tough and our bats are coming around.”

Ridgeview secured its fourth win in as many games Tuesday afternoon with a 13-3 victory in five innings over Crook County. The Ravens drew seven walks and scored seven runs in the first inning to set the table for their third straight game of scoring double-digit runs.

Sophomore right fielder Aiden Scott swung a hot bat for Ridgeview (4-0 overall), finishing with three hits — including a triple to deep center field in the fourth inning — while driving in four runs and scoring twice.

As a team, the Ravens tallied 12 walks and eight hits.

“We had a nice feel for the strike zone,” said Ridgeview senior pitcher Mason Scott. “And when there were pitches in the strike zone, we were hammering them.”

Making his second start of the season, Scott turned in a gem on the mound.

Last year, Scott was dealing with an ulnar collateral ligament strain, a common injury for pitchers that can often lead to Tommy John surgery. Luckily, Scott avoided the surgery and its lengthy rehab.

Against the Cowboys, the senior right-hander allowed just two hits and one unearned run while striking out six batters in four innings of work.

“He was battling injuries last year,” Nakamura said. “He battled all year long but didn’t have his best stuff. Hopefully we can keep him healthy and he can have his best stuff.”

Scott has been slotted as the Ravens’ ace this year, and through two starts he has handled the role well.

In his two games pitching this season — a 4-1 win in the season opener against Oregon City and Tuesday’s win over Crook County — Scott has allowed just two earned runs off of five hits while striking out 17 in nine combined innings.

“Now that my arm is healthy I’ve been able to get into a groove on the mound,” said Scott, who also tallied two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice in the win over the Cowboys. “Pitching-wise, I have a lot of confidence up there that I can beat everyone on the mound.”

The Ravens graduated five seniors from last year’s 21-win team that advanced to the 5A state quarterfinals. Perhaps no loss is more significant than the absence of last season’s 5A co-Player of the Year Jace Nagler, who batted .551, with 14 doubles and seven triples as a shortstop. Nagler is playing at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington.

Junior Logan Nakamura has filled that role well early in the season with seven hits, four RBIs and one home run in 10 at bats, while also playing stellar defense at shortstop.

“It’s tough to fill those shoes,” Logan Nakamura said. “But I think I’ve been doing well so far. I’m just trying to pass on what (Nagler) taught me and play the role that he did last year.”

The Cowboys were led by senior center fielder Hayden Forman, who drove in two runs with a double in the fifth inning. In four innings of relief, senior Tyson Martinez struck out seven batters and allowed just one earned run to keep the Cowboys in the game in the middle innings.

Ridgeview will host Pendleton Thursday afternoon in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m., while Crook County will host Astoria on Friday at 4:30 p.m.