Baseball Recap: Jayden Tillman can't quite lead Mar Vista over San Ysidro

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 1:56pm

Baseball Recap: Mar Vista Mariners vs. San Ysidro Cougars

Mar Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-2 to the San Ysidro Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mar Vista of the 5-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Mar Vista saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Tillman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.

Even though they lost, Mar Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 19 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.

On San Ysidro's side, Marco Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alejandro Buenrostro, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Manuel Torres was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Mar Vista's loss dropped their record down to 5-17-1. As for San Ysidro, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Mar Vista by a score of 2-1.

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