Baseball Preview: Hamilton Bobcats vs. California Lutheran C-Hawks
After four games on the road, Hamilton is heading back home. They will take on the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton will be strutting in after a victory while California Lutheran will be coming in after a loss.
Hamilton will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Thursday, then bounced right back against Sherman Indian on Monday. Everything went Hamilton's way against Sherman Indian as Hamilton made off with an 11-3 win.
Seth Aanestad made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Aanestad has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Aanestad was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hamilton let Adam Bareto and Kenneth Orozco loose on the outfield. Bareto scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Orozco scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Bareto has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Everett Gonzalez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, California Lutheran's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of United Christian Academy by a score of 5-4.
Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for California Lutheran, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
Hamilton came up short against California Lutheran when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 6-2. Will Hamilton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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