Baseball Recap: Torres Find Success

Torres let Gardena stack four runs on them in the third inning on Monday but luckily Torres prevailed anyway. The Toros came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-4. The Toros have beaten the Panthers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.

Rey Barreras was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, Torres let Angel Tostado and Juan Barajas run wild. Tostado went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Barajas got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Tostado has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abraham Ramos, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Torres always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gardena only posted an OBP of .344.

Torres' record is now 5-1-1. As for Gardena, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.

Coming up, Torres will be playing at home against Rancho Dominguez at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Toros 1.9, the Lobos 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gardena, they will take on University in a tournament on Saturday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.