Baseball Game Preview: Irvine Vaqueros vs. Laguna Hills Hawks

The Irvine Vaqueros are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will face off against the Laguna Hills Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Tuesday, Irvine sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Laguna Hills. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vaqueros.

Brandon Figueroa made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Figueroa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Owen Song

Hits (Career)

02/18/25 vs Laguna Hills	2
04/02/24 @ Segerstrom	1
03/22/24 @ Northwood	1
03/08/24 vs Laguna Hills	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Song, who went a perfect2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two).

This is the second loss in a row for Laguna Hills and nudges their season record down to 0-2. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs over those games. As for Irvine, their record is now 2-0.

Irvine came out on top in a nail-biter against Laguna Hills when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvine since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.