Baseball Recap: Swett comes up short despite James Gibson's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 12:28pm

Baseball Recap: Swett Warriors vs. Vallejo Redhawks

The Swett Warriors lost 14-7 to the Vallejo Redhawks on Thursday.

James Gibson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Barker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

On Vallejo's side, the team relied heavily on David Bernstine III, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Bernstine III has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Peace, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Swett has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7-1 record this season. As for Vallejo, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4-1.

Swett will be playing in front of their home fans against Richmond at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Swett is facing Richmond at the right time seeing as Richmond is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Vallejo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethel has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.35 runs per game on average), something Vallejo will no doubt try to take advantage of.

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