On Saturday, the University Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Torrance Tartars. That's two games straight that University has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Berger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Shayan Eldridge was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Torrance's side, Mateo Rickman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rickman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rickman was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Noriyoshi Mori made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eshua Desai, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Torrance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University only tossed three.
The win made it two in a row for University and bumps their season record up to 11-14. As for Torrance, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7-1.
University will head out on the road to square off against Woodbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Torrance, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South: 2.6, Torrance: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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