Baseball Recap: El Toro Comes Up Short

El Toro suffered their biggest loss since April 4th on Friday. They lost 14-5 to the Capistrano Valley Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-3 loss on Wednesday.

El Toro got a good showing from Logan Barney, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, El Toro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talen Nodalo, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Kenny Park, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

This is the second loss in a row for El Toro and nudges their season record down to 14-11. As for Capistrano Valley, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-12-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Toro will host San Clemente at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Capistrano Valley, they will square off against Trabuco Hills at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.7, the Mustangs 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.