The Soquel Knights will head out on the road to take on the Pacific Grove Breakers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Saturday, everything went Soquel's way against Woodside as Soquel made off with a 9-3 win. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jake Escalante made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Dylan Hull tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
Hudson Summerrill
| 03/01/25 vs Woodside | 3 |
| 02/24/25 vs Rancho San Juan | 2 |
| 05/10/24 @ Harbor | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ Santa Cruz | 2 |
| 03/08/24 vs Gilroy | 2 |
Back at the plate, Hudson Summerrill was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Gabe Virgallito, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Soquel kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They came out on top against Gilroy by a score of 6-1. The Breakers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Pacific Grove also got a great performance from Rowen Meyer as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Ben Garry and River Lyon did most of the damage at the plate: Garry got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Lyon went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Soquel pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pacific Grove, their record is now 1-0.
