Baseball Recap: Diamond Bar Comes Up Short

Diamond Bar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Walnut Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 5-0 loss on Thursday.

Diamond Bar got a good showing from Quinton Mendoza, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Mendoza has allowed since back in March.

At the plate, Dominic Tortorelli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.

Diamond Bar's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Walnut, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-13.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Diamond Bar will take on rival Claremont at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Walnut is set to face off against their familiar foe Glendora at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.