Baseball Game Preview: Hoover Tornados vs. Pasadena Bulldogs

Hoover is 1-9 against Pasadena since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tornados will host the Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Hoover will be strutting in after a victory while Pasadena will be coming in after a defeat.

Hoover is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Palmdale Academy Charter School 22-1 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Tornados as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak.

Owen Marks was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

Gabriel Flores

Runs (Career)

04/08/25 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School	4
02/26/25 @ La Puente	3
02/20/25 vs St. Genevieve	2
04/01/25 @ Burbank	1
03/01/25 @ Rio Hondo Prep	1

In other batting news, Hoover got a massive performance out of Gabriel Flores, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave Flores a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Weimar, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

Hoover was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Pasadena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of La Salle.

Pasadena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Andrade, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Aaron Martinez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Pasadena's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-1. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.

Hoover couldn't quite finish off Pasadena when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Tornados avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.