Baseball Recap: High Tech SD Has No Trouble Against Pacific Ridge

Storm

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 vs High Tech Mesa	19
05/23/25 vs Pacific Ridge	16
03/07/25 vs Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	13
05/12/25 vs Bonsall	12
05/21/25 vs Orange Glen	9

It's playoff time, and High Tech SD had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Pacific Ridge Firebirds on Friday. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.

Devon Caris looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has become a key player for High Tech SD: the team is 6-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 8-9 otherwise.

At the plate, Nano Acevedo was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mikey Ortiz, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.

High Tech SD lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

High Tech SD has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pacific Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.

Coincidentally, High Tech SD and Pacific Ridge will both be playing Coastal Academy the next time they take the field. The Firebirds will head out to face the Stingrays at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Storm will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.