Baseball Recap: KIPP King Lions vs. Mare Island Tech Academy Griffins
In what's become a running theme this season, KIPP King gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the Mare Island Tech Academy Griffins 11-1. KIPP King's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Jake Alas and Saul Guttierrez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Alas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Guttierrez struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At bat, Alas scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Guttierrez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances. Alas is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Gabriel Gomez and Everardo Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Gomez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Hernandez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Gomez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Salvador Chavez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
KIPP King pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, KIPP King and Mare Island Tech Academy will both be playing Leadership Public Schools Richmond the next time they take the field. Mare Island Tech Academy will head out to face Leadership Public Schools Richmond at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while KIPP King will host them at 4:00 p.m. on May 1st.
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