Baseball Game Preview: Laguna Hills Hawks vs. University Trojans

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 1:27pm

Baseball Preview: Laguna Hills Hawks vs. University Trojans

Laguna Hills is 8-2 against University since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Laguna Hills Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the University Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Laguna Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Wednesday, Laguna Hills narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past University 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Laguna Hills.

Dustin Goodman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Laguna Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ezekiel Sher, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Laguna Hills' victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for University, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14.

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