Alameda fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against D'Evelyn on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the D'Evelyn Jaguars by a score of 13-12. Alameda has struggled against D'Evelyn recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Cesar H was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Judy, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Alameda was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On D'Evelyn's side, Darian Valdez-Berriel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Valdez-Berriel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Valdez-Berriel was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
In other batting news, Russell Balcer and Jack Meiser did most of the damage at the plate: Balcer scored two runs while going 2-for-5, while Meiser scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kai Strasser, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Alameda's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for D'Evelyn, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Alameda will head out on the road to challenge Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alameda has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for D'Evelyn, they will head out on the road to take on Standley Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. D'Evelyn has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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