The Fairfield Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the West Campus Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so West Campus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fairfield is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pioneer just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-3 to the Patriots.
Trustin Mitchell was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Devin Knox, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Campus entered their tilt with Foothill on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over the Mustangs. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won ten contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Like Fairfield, West Campus also got a great game from a two-way player: Jarrett Arias. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Arias was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, West Campus got a massive performance out of Emmett Scharn, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The Warriors are undefeated when Scharn posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Xavier Mendoza was another key player, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two runs.
West Campus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.
West Campus pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.1 runs over those games. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
