Baseball Recap: Venice Has No Trouble Against Hamilton

Gondoliers

Margin (Wins)

02/20/26 vs Hawthorne	20
04/17/26 @ Fairfax	17
04/20/26 vs University	14
03/20/26 @ Westchester	14
04/29/26 vs Hamilton	12

Venice won the last time they faced Hamilton and things went their way on Friday too. The Gondoliers put the hurt on the Yankees with a sharp 8-1 victory. Considering the Gondoliers have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tiago Gonzalez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Venice is undefeated when Gonzalez posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Santos, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Venice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamilton only posted an OBP of .231.

The win made it two in a row for Venice and bumps their season record up to 14-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.

Venice didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-2 win against San Fernando on the 2nd. As for Hamilton, they have also already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Santee on the 12th.