Baseball Game Preview: Berkeley Yellowjackets vs. Bishop O'Dowd Dragons

The Berkeley Yellowjackets will challenge the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Berkeley saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They came up short against Acalanes, falling 10-1.

Berkeley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Worthington, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd won against Encinal on Thursday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Dragons had just enough and edged out Saint Mary's 8-7. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Leo Schwartz looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rashad Hayes, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Bishop O'Dowd: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Vander Cole was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.

Bishop O'Dowd was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Bishop O'Dowd now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Berkeley, they now have a losing record of 6-7.

Berkeley skirted past Bishop O'Dowd 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Yellowjackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.