Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Titans vs. Colton Yellowjackets
The Notre Dame Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Colton Yellowjackets at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Colton will come in with three straight victories.
Notre Dame might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-4 to Rialto, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Notre Dame saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sanchez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Colton earned a 12-7 win over Carter on Thursday.
Adrian Colunga and Azael Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Colunga scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Hernandez scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Colunga has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kyle Mejia was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Colton, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Notre Dame has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Colton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid win over Colton when the teams last played back in March, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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