The Irvine Vaqueros will challenge the Mission Viejo Diablos at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Irvine: 2.8, Mission Viejo: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Irvine's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Segerstrom. While the Vaqueros didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Adam Valencia, who gave up just two hits to keep Segerstrom off the board. What's more, Valencia gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Irvine's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Featherston, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs Featherston has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.5 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to Aliso Niguel. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Diablos have suffered since April 4, 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Irvine and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mission Viejo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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