Baseball Preview: Oceanside Pirates vs. Mt. Carmel Sundevils
Oceanside and Mt. Carmel are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Oceanside Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oceanside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mt. Carmel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Oceanside lost 11-1 to Vista on Friday. Oceanside has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oceanside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddie Rodriguez, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel won against Canyon Crest Academy on Wednesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Mt. Carmel's pitchers stepped up to hand Canyon Crest Academy a 3-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Mt. Carmel who now have three in a row.
Isaac Reese tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Atticus Enriquez, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Ethan Coyle was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Oceanside's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10-2. As for Mt. Carmel, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Oceanside was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Carmel when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mt. Carmel's Aidan Mowins, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Oceanside to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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