It's playoff time, and San Clemente had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Westlake Warriors an 8-0 shutout on Friday. The Tritons not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 22nd (when they won 12-1).
Joaquim Baumgardner was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Raymond, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
San Clemente was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westlake only posted a batting average of .048.
Tritons
| 05/16/25 vs Westlake | 8-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs El Toro | 5-1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Mission Viejo | 7-4 |
| 04/21/25 vs Mission Viejo | 3-0 |
| 04/19/25 vs Fullerton | 7-5 |
| + 3 more games |
San Clemente pushed their record up to 19-10 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Westlake, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-9.
Coming up, San Clemente will welcome Foothill at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tritons 3.3, the Knights 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Westlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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