Baseball Recap: Golden Valley Takes a Loss

Golden Valley extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 8-13 in the process. They fell 8-3 to the San Fernando Tigers. The Grizzlies were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.

Johnathon Whitmore

Base on Balls Against

04/19/25 @ San Fernando	2
04/10/25 vs Trinity Classical Academy	1
04/07/25 vs Nordhoff	0
04/05/25 vs Eastside	2
03/28/25 @ Hart	1
+ 4 more games

Johnathon Whitmore was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ayden Renstrom made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.

As for San Fernando, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-8. Eight seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

On San Fernando's side, Matthew Carlos and Alex Torres made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Carlos tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Torres pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because San Fernando is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-8 otherwise. At bat, Carlos got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs, while Torres got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emiliano Salazar, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

Golden Valley has already played their next match, a 4-0 loss against Valencia on the 23rd. As for San Fernando, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-5 defeat against Kennedy on the 21st.