Baseball Recap: Canyon Springs Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

03/04/25 vs University Prep	8-6
03/01/25 @ Colton	6-1
03/01/25 @ Colton	1-0

Canyon Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the University Prep Jaguars. The Cougars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Andres Vasquez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other pitching news, Jesse Lopez looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.

Back at the plate, Canyon Springs let Ted Virgil and Dylan Andrews run wild. Virgil scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Andrews scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those hits marked the first that Virgil got this season.

Canyon Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matches.

Canyon Springs' record now sits at 4-2. As for University Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canyon Springs will host Hillcrest at 3:15 p.m. on March 11th. As for University Prep, they will welcome Academy of Careers & Exploration at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Academy of Careers & Exploration has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.6 runs per game on average), something University Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of.