Baseball Game Preview: San Lorenzo Grizzlies vs. Lick-Wilmerding Tigers

The San Lorenzo Grizzlies will face off against the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Lorenzo has 11 straight victories, Lick-Wilmerding has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

San Lorenzo made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Vallejo, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Grizzlies were the clear victors by a 16-3 margin over the Redhawks on Tuesday. Fans of the Grizzlies have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Rogelio Hernandez

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 @ Vallejo	9
03/26/25 vs Tennyson	4
03/20/25 vs Redwood Christian	8
03/11/25 @ Bethel	7
03/03/25 vs KIPP King	12
+ 1 more games

Rogelio Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marco Nunez, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Ferriera, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

San Lorenzo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .512 or higher in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding fell victim to University and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 13-0 to the Red Devils.

San Lorenzo pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.