Baseball Recap: Coastal Christian Takes a Loss

Coastal Christian dropped their record down to 6-5 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Valley Christian Academy Lions by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 back in April.

As for Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games.

For Valley Christian Academy's part, Chase Barretto and Samuel Kramer made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Barretto pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Kramer struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Barretto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Barretto went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Kramer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Those four hits gave Barretto a new career-high.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Torin Ellis, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another was Tomas Kramer, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Coastal Christian is set to square off against their familiar foe Coast Union at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Valley Christian Academy will take on rival San Luis Obispo Classical Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.