Baseball Recap: Salesian College Preparatory Pride vs. Vallejo Redhawks
Salesian College Preparatory can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vallejo Redhawks a 7-0 shutout. Salesian College Preparatory's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Chris Olsen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Olsen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Ruiz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
On Vallejo's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Bernstine III, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Bernstine III has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Vallejo didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salesian College Preparatory only tossed ten.
Salesian College Preparatory's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Vallejo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4-1.
Salesian College Preparatory will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bethel at 4:00 p.m. Salesian College Preparatory will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Vallejo, they will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Diablo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vallejo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mt. Diablo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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