Redlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of the Yucaipa Thunderbirds by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Redlands has lost by just one run.
Brayden Hazeltine spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Redlands saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevin Zerbe, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Torres, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Redlands' defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Yucaipa, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8-1.
Redlands will be playing at home against Beaumont at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Beaumont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Yucaipa, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss vs. La Serna on the 13th.
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