The Irvine Vaqueros will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Beckman Patriots at 3:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Irvine: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Beckman has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Irvine will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Beckman, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Irvine skirted past Beckman 2-1.
Drake Brito looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josh Gutierrez was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Irvine's win bumped their record up to 11-14-1. As for Beckman, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6-1.
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