After flying high against Sherman Indian last Monday, Hamilton came back down to earth. The Hamilton Bobcats fell just short of the California Lutheran C-Hawks by a score of 11-10 on Friday. Hamilton has not had much luck with California Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Seth Aanestad and Adam Bareto put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Aanestad struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Bareto struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Aanestad has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Aanestad got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI, while Bareto scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sebastion Soriano made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Velasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On California Lutheran's side, the team relied heavily on Riccardo Paganelli, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Thomas Andreen, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for California Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
While Hamilton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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