Baseball Recap: ISMAEL CASTANON leads a balanced attack to beat Helix

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 1:33pm

Baseball Recap: Bonita Vista Barons vs. Helix Highlanders

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bonita Vista had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Helix Highlanders 3-2. That's two games straight that Bonita Vista has won by just one run.

DEMARCO ROJAS tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Bonita Vista's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was ISMAEL CASTANON, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

On Helix's side, Trevor Raybould was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.

The win made it two in a row for Bonita Vista and bumps their season record up to 20-10-1. As for Helix, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-16.

As of now, neither Bonita Vista nor Helix have any future games scheduled.

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