American owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Mission San Jose Warriors with a sharp 9-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as American also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Eric Keesis made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Keesis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Keesis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Dillon Hsiao and Jacob Yudashkin did most of the damage at the plate: Hsiao scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Yudashkin scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ethan Tondag, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
American now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Mission San Jose, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
American will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mission San Jose: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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