Baseball Preview: Oakland Wildcats vs. Fremont Tigers
Oakland and Fremont are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Oakland Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Fremont Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Oakland and seven for Fremont dating back to last season.
Oakland will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Oakland Tech on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Oakland fell just short of Oakland Tech by a score of 4-2.
Ever Sauceda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Oakland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asher Cox, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fremont's offense. They fell victim to a rough 24-0 defeat at the hands of Oakland Tech on Friday.
Oakland's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Oakland's way against Fremont in their previous meeting back in March as Oakland made off with a 10-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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