Baseball Preview: De La Salle Spartans vs. Berkeley Yellowjackets
The De La Salle Spartans will be playing at home against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. De La Salle will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
De La Salle gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against California by a score of 7-3. That's two games straight that De La Salle has won by exactly four runs.
RJ Meyn tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits.
At the plate, Hank Tripaldi was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Spangler, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Berkeley came into Friday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Piedmont out 8-6.
Berkeley let Jackson Ehrlich and Isaiah Mays loose on the outfield. Ehrlich went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, while Mays scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Hill, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
De La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Berkeley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-11.
De La Salle skirted past Berkeley 12-10 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does De La Salle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berkeley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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