Castro Valley had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 7-9 to make it four. They came up short against the Berkeley Yellowjackets, falling 10-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Trojans were not able to get on the board.
As for Berkeley, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Berkeley's part, Enrique Sotelo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Sotelo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Berkeley got a massive performance out of Julian Adorador, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Miles Mino was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
While Castro Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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