After two games on the road, Mission Bay is heading back home. They will take on the Coronado Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Bay's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Coronado's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Mission Bay came up short against Coronado and fell 6-2. Mission Bay has not had much luck with Coronado recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Van Playman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jacob Marshall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mission Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Coronado, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-12.
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