Baseball Recap: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Buhach Colony Thunder
El Capitan entered their tilt with Buhach Colony with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Buhach Colony Thunder 3-2. That's more bragging rights for El Capitan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew McQuillen made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. McQuillen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. McQuillen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Fabian Sotelo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
McQuillen wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braylen Centeno, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Buhach Colony's side, Wesson Espinoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed eight innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Buhach Colony, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-23.
El Capitan will look to defend their home field on Monday against Ripon at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ripon: 3.3, El Capitan: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Buhach Colony, they will head out on the road to take on Central Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Buhach Colony surely won't give up without a fight.
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