Baseball Recap: El Camino comes up short despite Nicholas Jang's strong performance

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 9:31am

Baseball Recap: El Camino Colts vs. Terra Nova Tigers

El Camino was the 7-1 winner over Terra Nova when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The El Camino Colts fell just short of the Terra Nova Tigers by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. El Camino has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nicholas Jang was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jang has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jang was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

Jang wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Voelker, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Even though they lost, El Camino didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terra Nova only tossed four.

On Terra Nova's side, Enzo Galligani and Joseph Donati did most of the damage at the plate: Galligani got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI, while Donati went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

El Camino's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Terra Nova, they pushed their record up to 8-11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat El Camino by a score of 6-2.

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