Baseball Recap: Firebaugh Eagles vs. Yosemite Badgers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Firebaugh had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Yosemite Badgers 4-3. The win was familiar territory for Firebaugh who now have eight in a row.
Sebastian Perez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Perez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Perez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Thomas, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Firebaugh pushed their record up to 15-16 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Yosemite, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Firebaugh will head out on the road to face off against Shafter at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Shafter has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Yosemite does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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