Baseball Game Preview: Irvine Vaqueros vs. Laguna Beach Breakers

Irvine hasn't had much luck against Laguna Beach recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Irvine Vaqueros will take on the Laguna Beach Breakers at 3:30 p.m. This will be Irvine's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.

Irvine is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 14-4 to Beckman. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Irvine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Alderson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave Alderson a new career-high in RBI.

Meanwhile, Laguna Beach is still undefeated this season after their game against Dana Hills last Saturday, but Dana Hills came as close as anyone has to beating them. Laguna Beach narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dana Hills 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Breakers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Laguna Beach also got a great performance from Branson Wade as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wade has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Laguna Beach's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Irvine, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Irvine came up short against Laguna Beach in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, falling 9-6. Can Irvine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.