Baseball Recap: Damien turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 2:10pm

Baseball Recap: Damien Spartans vs. Los Osos Grizzlies

Damien's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Coronado on Monday. The Damien Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Los Osos Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for Damien, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Andrew Carter tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Nikko Paoletto was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

On Los Osos' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Monsen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Damien's win bumped their record up to 10-8-1. As for Los Osos, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.

Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Los Osos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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