Dublin fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against California on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the California Grizzlies. That makes it the first time this season the Gaels have let down their home crowd.
Dalton Doyle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Elijah McNeal was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Dublin fell to 8-1. As for California, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Coming up, Dublin will challenge San Ramon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. San Ramon Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Dublin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for California, they will be playing at home against Livermore at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. California is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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