Vaqueros
| 05/16/25 vs St. Bernard | 8-0 |
| 05/01/25 vs St. Margaret's | 6-1 |
| 04/29/25 @ St. Margaret's | 2-0 |
| 04/23/25 vs Sage Hill | 4-0 |
| 04/21/25 @ Sage Hill | 5-1 |
With a playoff win on the line, Irvine rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Bernard Vikings an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Vaqueros sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Drake Brito tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Irvine is 7-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 9-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Evan Tamayo was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Nico Macalino was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Irvine pushed their record up to 16-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Bernard, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 19-7.
Coming up, Irvine will face off against Woodbridge at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vaqueros 3, the Warriors 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. St. Bernard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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