The Berkeley Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Berkeley 3.5, El Cerrito 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Berkeley came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of San Leandro by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sasha Spahr
| 03/11/25 vs San Leandro | 10 |
| 05/03/24 @ Piedmont | 5 |
| 04/06/24 vs Vacaville | 5 |
| 04/15/24 vs Davis Sr. | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Oakland Tech | 3 |
Sasha Spahr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Chase Worthington was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Piedmont 2-1.
El Cerrito saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reggie Burnham, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Berkeley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for El Cerrito, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Berkeley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Cerrito struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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