Baseball Preview: Jay Mustangs vs. Sotomayor WILDCATS
The Jay Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Sotomayor WILDCATS at 4:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
While Jay has not struggled against Stevens recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Everything went Jay's way against Stevens as Jay made off with a 12-1 win.
Anthony Gonzalez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gonzalez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzalez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jay got a massive performance out of Daylen Converse, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Diego Quiroz, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Huskies onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Sotomayor has managed all season.
Like Jay, Sotomayor also got a great game from a two-way player: Noah Reyes. On the mound, Reyes tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Angel Mendoza kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. At bat, Reyes went 3-for-4 with two doubles, while Mendoza went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kolaiah Staten, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Wes Guardiola, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Jay now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Sotomayor, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Jay was able to grind out a solid victory over Sotomayor in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Guardiola, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jay still be able to contain Guardiola? There's only one way to find out.
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