Baseball Recap: Boulder Creek Jaguars vs. Pinnacle Pioneers
Boulder Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss. Their rough 16-2 defeat to the Pinnacle Pioneers might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Boulder Creek of the 16-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Boulder Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gilmore, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
On Pinnacle's side, Matt Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jack Petroff was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Gabe Velasquez-Mendoza, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Boulder Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-22. As for Pinnacle, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-11-1.
Boulder Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Pinnacle also has no future games currently scheduled.
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