Baseball Recap: Grossmont falls despite strong effort from Cody Bigley

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:05am

Baseball Recap: Grossmont Foothillers vs. West Hills Wolf Pack

Grossmont scored the most runs they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the West Hills Wolf Pack by a score of 13-12. Grossmont has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Grossmont got a good showing from Aidan Dilgard, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dilgard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Cody Bigley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jr. Jacques, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Even though they lost, Grossmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.

Grossmont's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for West Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.

Grossmont will be playing at home against Steele Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Hills, they will head out on the road to square off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monte Vista is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so West Hills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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