Baseball Recap: La Jolla Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Jolla can now relate to. They fell just short of the Clairemont Chieftains by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Charlie Smith

Base on Balls Against

05/21/25 vs Clairemont	1
05/15/25 vs La Jolla Country Day	1
05/08/25 vs Clairemont	1

Charlie Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, La Jolla saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Kestler, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

La Jolla's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Clairemont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.

La Jolla will host Bishop's at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Knights have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Clairemont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.