Baseball Recap: Colton Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Colton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Fontana Steelers with a sharp 7-1 victory on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Yellowjackets: when they faced off against the Steelers last Wednesday, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.

Steven Aguayo made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.

Mario Colunga

Base on Balls Against

02/21/25 vs Chaffey	3
03/21/25 @ San Gorgonio	2
03/28/25 vs Fontana	1

In other pitching news, Mario Colunga looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Colton is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-8 otherwise.

Back at the plate, Colton got a big performance out of Kyle Mejia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Donovan Bobadilla also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Colton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fontana only posted a batting average of .208.

Colton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. Fontana's loss dropped their record down to 3-10.

Coming up, Colton will challenge Jurupa Hills at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Colton 3.6, Jurupa Hills 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fontana, they will take on Notre Dame at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.