Baseball Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Redlands Terriers
Yucaipa entered their tilt with Redlands with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Redlands Terriers 5-4. That's two games straight that Yucaipa has won by just one run.
For Redlands' part, Brayden Hazeltine spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. Hazeltine has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Redlands saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevin Zerbe, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Derek Torres, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Yucaipa's victory bumped their record up to 11-8-1. As for Redlands, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
Yucaipa didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss vs. La Serna on the 13th. As for Redlands, they will be playing at home against Beaumont at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Beaumont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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