The El Capitan Vaqueros will be taking part in a tournament against the El Camino Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
El Capitan fell victim to Coronado and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Islanders. The Vaqueros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jay Aschenbrener
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El Capitan got a good showing from Jay Aschenbrener, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Aschenbrener has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, El Camino had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Max Bell looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Ethan Stelzer was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Nate Paopao was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
El Capitan now has a losing record of 4-5. As for El Camino, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
El Capitan suffered a grim 13-7 defeat to El Camino when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Will El Capitan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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