It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tamalpais can now relate to. They fell 6-1 to the Rancho Cotate Cougars on Wednesday. The Red Tailed Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Tamalpais got a good showing from Jackson Van Til, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Van Til has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Will Gensler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Tamalpais' defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Rancho Cotate, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-12.
Tamalpais does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rancho Cotate, they will square off against Acalanes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Dons' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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