The San Lorenzo Grizzlies will take on the Oakland Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. San Lorenzo is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
While San Lorenzo didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Bethel 15-2 on Tuesday. Fans of the Grizzlies have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Rogelio Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Kane Lawless
| 03/11/25 @ Bethel | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Ygnacio Valley | 1 |
| 02/26/25 @ Mt. Diablo | 1 |
| 05/01/24 @ Encinal | 1 |
| 03/14/24 @ Kennedy | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kane Lawless, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Ulises Jimenez Santiago was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
San Lorenzo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .512 or higher in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Oakland took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. They put the hurt on Mt. Diablo with a sharp 8-2 victory.
Like San Lorenzo, Oakland also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Letson. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Letson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Asher Cox was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Monty Yeager, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
San Lorenzo's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 16 runs. As for Oakland, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-0.
Everything went San Lorenzo's way against Oakland in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as San Lorenzo made off with a 12-0 win. Will San Lorenzo repeat their success, or does Oakland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
