Baseball Recap: Willow Glen comes up short despite Alex Rose's strong performance

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 12:33am

Baseball Recap: Willow Glen Rams vs. Santa Teresa Saints

Willow Glen was the 6-3 winner over Santa Teresa when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Willow Glen Rams took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Teresa Saints on Thursday.

Alex Rose was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Austin Korba, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.

On Santa Teresa's side, David Medina was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Medina was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Gilbreath, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Joseph Tapia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

Willow Glen's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Santa Teresa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11-1.

Willow Glen will head out on the road to face off against Westmont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Willow Glen: 4, Westmont: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santa Teresa, they will head out on the road to challenge Christopher at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christopher's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Santa Teresa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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