Irvine was the 12-4 winner over San Juan Hills when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Irvine came up short against San Juan Hills on Saturday, falling 15-7. The Vaqueros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harper Vandermolen
| 03/29/25 vs San Juan Hills | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Newport Harbor | 3 |
| 02/19/25 @ Tesoro | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Northwood | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs San Clemente | 1 |
Katie Liu and Harper Vandermolen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Liu scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Vandermolen went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave Vandermolen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Villanueva, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Irvine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Irvine's record is now 3-11. As for San Juan Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Irvine will square off against University at 3:30 p.m. on April 7. Irvine's pitchers better be ready for this one: University has averaged an impressive 12.3 runs per game this season. As for San Juan Hills, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Los Altos at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Los Altos' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so San Juan Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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