Baseball Recap: La Jolla picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 11:20pm

Baseball Recap: La Jolla Vikings vs. Mission Bay Buccaneers

La Jolla can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mission Bay Buccaneers an 11-0 shutout. La Jolla's victory was all the more impressive since Mission Bay was averaging only three runs allowed on the season.

The team relied heavily on Declan Kelly, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Druse, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

On Mission Bay's side, Mason Gallego was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.

La Jolla pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Mission Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.

La Jolla will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mission Bay: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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