Baseball Recap: West Takes a Loss

West was the 5-2 winner over Torrance when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. West fell just short of Torrance by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Warriors have suffered against the Tartars since May 18, 2021.

Reef Sharman put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024.

Sharman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cale Omanson, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Warriors

Previous 4 Games

03/21/25 vs Torrance	3-5
03/19/25 @ Mira Costa	0-4
03/17/25 vs Redondo Union	0-9
03/12/25 @ Newbury Park	3-4

Even though they lost, West hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive games.

West's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.8 runs. As for Torrance, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.

Looking ahead, West will square off against Palos Verdes at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Torrance, they will challenge Lakewood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lakewood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Torrance's hitters will have their work cut out for them.