Baseball Recap: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Merced Bears
El Capitan won the last time they faced Merced, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The El Capitan Gauchos skirted past the Merced Bears 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Capitan.
Brennen Centeno tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jarrett Blake, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Merced's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Gomez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory got El Capitan back to even at 11-11. As for Merced, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
El Capitan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Merced: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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