After a string of six wins, Torrance's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the University Trojans by a score of 7-6.
Mateo Rickman put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rickman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rickman was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Noriyoshi Mori was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eshua Desai, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Torrance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University only tossed three.
On University's side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Berger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Weston, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Torrance's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7-1. As for University, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14.
Torrance will be playing at home against South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Torrance is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for University, they will head out on the road to challenge Woodbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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