The Imperial Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Imperial is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Imperial saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell just short of La Jolla by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
Imperial got a good showing from Bruno Hernandez, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Logan Higginbotham
| 03/27/25 @ Palo Verde Valley | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ La Jolla | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Palo Verde Valley | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Calexico | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Coachella Valley | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
At the plate, Logan Higginbotham made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Imperial's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ares Velarde, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fallbrook 5-3.
Colton Trout tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Mission Bay let Andrew Hamilton and Emery Semmens run wild. Hamilton scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Semmens went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Semmens a new career-high.
Mission Bay's record is now 12-2. As for Imperial, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 9-7.
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