Baseball Recap: Palma Has No Trouble Against Christopher

Palma owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They blew past the Christopher Cougars 7-0. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Alan Gonzalez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/18/25 @ Christopher	13
05/08/24 vs Monte Vista Christian	7
03/21/24 vs Hollister	7
03/01/25 vs Stevenson	6
03/14/24 @ Salinas	6

Rocco Razzeca and Alan Gonzalez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Razzeca tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gonzalez didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Razzeca scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Gonzalez scored a run while going 3-for-4. Palma is undefeated when Razzeca posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Johnny Carnazzo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Wyatt Bakker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

The victory made it two in a row for Palma and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Christopher, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palma will head out to take on Menlo School at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Christopher, they will venture away from home to face off against Pacific Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.