The San Ysidro Cougars will be taking part in a tournament against the La Jolla Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Ysidro will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
San Ysidro saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against Oceanside as San Ysidro made off with a 9-2 win. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Carlos Gomez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, San Ysidro let Armann Robles and Axel Reyes run wild. Robles went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Reyes went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs. What's more, Reyes posted two hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
San Ysidro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, La Jolla unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Fallbrook by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since May 4, 2024.
Hank Hansen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Hansen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Kestler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
San Ysidro pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
San Ysidro took their win against La Jolla in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0. Does San Ysidro have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Jolla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
