It's playoff time, and El Dorado had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Ayala Bulldogs on Thursday. For the Golden Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Not much got past Logan Steenburgen, who gave up just five hits to keep Ayala off the board. Steenburgen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Jake Vanderzee
| 05/15/25 vs Ayala | 3 |
| 05/02/25 vs El Modena | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Cypress | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Bingham | 1 |
| 03/31/25 vs Mountain Ridge | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Vanderzee, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was David Domingo, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
El Dorado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ayala only posted a batting average of .200.
El Dorado's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ayala, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-9.
Coming up, El Dorado will venture away from home to square off against Crespi at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Hawks 3.1, the Celts 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Ayala does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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