Baseball Recap: Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks vs. De Anza Dons
It was a good run, but Tamalpais unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the De Anza Dons by a score of 6-4. Tamalpais was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as De Anza apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Tamalpais got a good showing from Oliver Shore, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Jack Hanna was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tito Fierstein, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On De Anza's side, Seddrick Henderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Henderson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jose Morales Jr., who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Nikko Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Tamalpais' loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for De Anza, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Tamalpais will head out on the road to square off against Northgate at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northgate has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.25 runs per game on average), something Tamalpais will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for De Anza, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Pinole Valley at 2:00 p.m. Pinole Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so De Anza's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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