Baseball Recap: Irvine Comes Up Short

Vaqueros

Previous 5 Games

03/28/26 vs San Dimas	2-13
03/26/26 @ Woodbridge	6-1
03/24/26 vs Woodbridge	3-2
03/20/26 vs University	11-5
03/17/26 @ University	4-7

Irvine dropped down to 7-7 on Saturday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 13-2 to the San Dimas Saints. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vaqueros have suffered since February 28th.

Irvine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Dressendorfer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cohto Toya also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

As for San Dimas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7. The contest marked their most dominant win of the season so far.

On San Dimas' side, they gave Andrew DesMarets the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. DesMarets has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Noah Esquival was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleazar Santillan, who went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run.

Coming up, Irvine will face off against St. Paul at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for San Dimas, they will challenge Calvary Chapel at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Saints' hitters will have their work cut out for them.