Baseball Recap: Nordhoff Takes a Loss

The Nordhoff Rangers lost 25-2 to the Santa Barbara Dons on Saturday. The Rangers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jacob De Alba

Runs

04/11/26 @ Santa Clara	4
03/05/26 vs Bishop Diego	3
05/02/26 @ Santa Barbara	2
04/21/26 @ Cate	2
04/15/26 @ Fillmore	2
+ 7 more games

Jacob De Alba was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for Nordhoff: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-11 otherwise.

Nordhoff's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Santa Barbara, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season.

Nordhoff will head out on the road to face off against Grace at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Santa Barbara, they will host Santa Ynez at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Dons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.