Fort Bragg lost against St. Helena back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Fort Bragg Timberwolves fell just short of the St. Helena Saints by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that Fort Bragg has lost by exactly two runs.
Chris Hernandez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Enrique Rosas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Beau Hebden, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Bragg and nudges their season record down to 16-5. As for St. Helena, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Fort Bragg will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lower Lake at 4:00 p.m. Fort Bragg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Lower Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them. St. Helena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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