Baseball Game Recap: Yucaipa Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 1:02pm

Baseball Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. West Warriors

Yucaipa and West squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Yucaipa had to settle for second. They fell 6-3 to the West Warriors.

For West's part, Dylan Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.

Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cale Omanson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Yucaipa's loss dropped their record down to 16-11-1. As for West, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.

Yucaipa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Westlake at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westlake is coming into the matchup with 14 straight wins on the road, so West will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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