After a string of five wins, San Clemente's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to the Aliso Niguel Wolverines. San Clemente has struggled against Aliso Niguel recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Mike Erspamer put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Erspamer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Erspamer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Erspamer wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brock DellaVedova, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, San Clemente was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aliso Niguel didn't hit any.
On Aliso Niguel's side, Connor Etnire tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Aliso Niguel let Jarett Sabol and Zach Boynton loose on the outfield. Sabol went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Boynton scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
San Clemente's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Aliso Niguel, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
While San Clemente 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 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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