Baseball Preview: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. La Jolla Vikings
Mission Bay has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the La Jolla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mission Bay earned a 5-1 win over Bishop's.
Harold Gildehaus tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Marzion, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Semmens, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, La Jolla beat University City 4-1 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Jolla.
Cole Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Hank Hansen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Mission Bay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for La Jolla, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
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