Baseball Preview: West Campus Warriors vs. Burbank Titans
The West Campus Warriors will be playing at home against the Burbank Titans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in West Campus' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
West Campus is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Natomas (and have done all season long). West Campus beat Natomas on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 18-0. Give West Campus' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
West Campus got a massive performance out of Axel Holtz, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Holtz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Tiffany, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Burbank lost 15-3 to River City on Thursday. Burbank has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Burbank saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Spratley, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
West Campus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10-1 record this season. As for Burbank, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Campus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Burbank struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Campus came up short against Burbank when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 4-1. Will West Campus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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