Baseball Recap: Kevion Duplessis leads a balanced attack to beat West Campus

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 2:19pm

Baseball Recap: Burbank Titans vs. West Campus Warriors

Burbank's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the West Campus Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Burbank, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Burbank saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevion Duplessis, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Duplessis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Marcus Butcher was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.

On West Campus' side, Jaymin Wise was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Curtis Muraki, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.

Burbank's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for West Campus, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11-1.

Burbank will take on Monterey Trail at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burbank is facing Monterey Trail at the right time seeing as Monterey Trail is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for West Campus, they will head out on the road to face off against Grant at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grant is coming into the game with eight straight losses at home, meaning West Campus will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.

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