Baseball Game Preview: Golden Valley Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:11am

Baseball Preview: Golden Valley Bulldogs vs. Del Oro Suns

Golden Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Del Oro Suns at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Golden Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Del Oro with a sharp 14-0 victory.

Cristian Torres made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Torres has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.

In other pitching news, Izeke Zavaleta looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, Micah Rocha was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Garrison Ray, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Golden Valley's win ended a ten-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17. As for Del Oro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-26.

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