Baseball Game Preview: Pacific Grove Breakers vs. Soquel Knights

The Pacific Grove Breakers will square off against the Soquel Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Pacific Grove is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They came out on top against Gilroy by a score of 6-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Breakers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Rowen Meyer

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/28/25 vs Gilroy	7
03/12/24 vs Monte Vista Christian	5
03/06/24 @ Palma	5
04/24/24 @ Monte Vista Christian	4
04/16/24 vs Carmel	3

Rowen Meyer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Ben Garry and River Lyon did most of the damage at the plate: Garry got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Lyon went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave Garry a new career-high in RBI.

Meanwhile, Soquel put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Woodside. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Jake Escalante made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, Soquel got a great performance from Dylan Hull as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.

Back at the plate, Hudson Summerrill was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Gabe Virgallito was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Soquel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in three consecutive games.