The University City Centurions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the South East Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
University City stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Southwest SD onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for University City considering their two-run performance the contest before.
University City got a great performance from Thiago Quillin as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Quillin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, University City let Mateo Torres-Chapa and Josh Kaplan loose on the outfield. Torres-Chapa scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Kaplan went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Nate Thy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South East had just enough and edged Nevada Union out 4-3 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South East.
Anthony Gutierrez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Gutierrez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Gutierrez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Delonte Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
University City's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for South East, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
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