Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Livermore

Livermore lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Dougherty Valley, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. Livermore never let Dougherty Valley get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Friday. For the Cowboys, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

Ryker Bortoli

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/28/25 vs Dougherty Valley	7
02/24/25 @ Kimball	4
03/13/25 @ Tracy	3
03/21/25 @ California	2
03/18/25 vs Mission San Jose	2

Livermore got a great performance from Ryker Bortoli as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Bortoli a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Tanner Bingham and Elijah Demiris did most of the damage at the plate: Bingham went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Demiris scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. That triple was Bingham's first of the season.

Livermore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Livermore, bringing their record up to 8-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Dougherty Valley, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Livermore will square off against rival Dublin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Livermore 3.1, Dublin 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley is set to take on their familiar foe San Ramon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.