Baseball Game Preview: El Cerrito Gauchos vs. De Anza Dons

For the second straight game, El Cerrito will face off against De Anza. The Gauchos will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dons at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in El Cerrito's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while De Anza has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

El Cerrito is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over De Anza on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Jackson Beebout

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/09/25 @ De Anza	6
03/22/25 @ Moreau Catholic	5
03/05/25 @ Bishop O'Dowd	5
03/15/25 vs Berkeley	4
02/26/25 vs Arroyo	3

Jackson Beebout looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Coles, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ellis Fuller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

El Cerrito was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

El Cerrito is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for De Anza, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1.

El Cerrito's speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's matchup. The Gauchos have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for De Anza, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will El Cerrito continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.