Baseball Recap: Del Norte Nighthawks vs. San Marcos Knights
Del Norte came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the San Marcos Knights onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Del Norte also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The result came thanks to Aidan Kuei's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Del Norte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam O'Day, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On San Marcos' side, Pitcher Vanderpool was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, San Marcos saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JJ Moran, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Del Norte's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs per game. As for San Marcos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
Del Norte will have a chance to go back-to-back against San Marcos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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