Baseball Recap: Foothill Starts Season with Victory at Home

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Previous 6 Games

02/26/25 - Home	10-3 W
02/29/24 - Home	10-9 W
02/17/24 - Neutral	9-10 L
02/11/20 - Away	2-10 L
02/12/19 - Home	6-5 W
03/07/18 - Neutral	1-11 L

Foothill took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Kennedy Thunderbirds as the Foothill Trojans made off with a 10-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Joaquin Carrillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Carrillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Price, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. Marcos Carbajal was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Foothill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only posted an OBP of .276.

Coming up, Foothill will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kennedy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Arvin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.