Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Chula Vista

Chula Vista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Kearny Komets 14-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.

Pablo Alvarado

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 @ Kearny	4
05/14/24 @ Escondido Charter	2
04/06/24 vs High Tech CV	2
03/19/24 vs High Tech SD	2
03/15/24 @ Crawford	2

Pablo Alvarado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Chula Vista is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3-1 otherwise. Alvarado was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jose De La Cruz was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Brandon Lucero was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

Chula Vista kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.

Chula Vista now has a winning record of 4-3-1. As for Kearny, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Coming up, Chula Vista will square off against San Diego at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kearny, they will take on Valley Center at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearny has given up an average of 16.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.