Baseball Recap: El Capitan's Win on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Gauchos

Previous Games

04/09/25 @ Los Banos	5-4
04/07/25 vs Los Banos	8-2
04/04/25 vs Golden Valley	6-1
03/31/25 @ Golden Valley	22-2
03/31/25 @ Golden Valley	14-0
+ 3 more games

El Capitan waltzed into their match on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Los Banos Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gauchos have posted since April 25, 2024.

The team relied heavily on Angel Rivera, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Gaoiran, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

El Capitan pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Los Banos, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.

El Capitan will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.