Baseball Recap: El Cerrito Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

While El Cerrito didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past the Berkeley Yellowjackets 5-4. That's two games straight that the Gauchos have won by just one run.

El Cerrito got a great performance from Jackson Beebout as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. Beebout has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Ellis Fuller was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Jackson Dalton-Recht also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Gauchos

Hits

03/15/25 vs Berkeley	11
03/13/25 @ Piedmont	5
03/10/25 @ Antioch	2
03/05/25 @ Bishop O'Dowd	3
03/03/25 vs Santa Rosa	8
+ 14 more games

El Cerrito kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.

El Cerrito pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.75 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Berkeley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Cerrito will challenge Justin-Siena at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games El Cerrito has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Berkeley, they will take on Las Lomas at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Berkeley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Las Lomas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.