Baseball Recap: Crystal Springs Uplands Makes It Five in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Crystal Springs Uplands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Harker Eagles a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Brandon Ma

Batters Struck Out

05/15/25 vs Harker	9
05/08/25 vs South San Francisco	6
05/01/25 @ Westmoor	10
04/24/25 @ Jefferson	17
04/17/25 vs Harker	11
+ 2 more games

Not much got past Brandon Ma, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Harker off the board. Ma has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Crystal Springs Uplands' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Uchida, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Crystal Springs Uplands' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Harker, they moved to 13-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Crystal Springs Uplands nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.