Mission Bay High junior Erick Lopez pitched a perfect seventh inning, earning a save in the Bucs\u2019 6-4 Western League opening win at Point Loma\u2019s David Wells Field on April 11.
\nThe “W” left the struggling Bucs atop the league standings at 1-0 (3-9 overall). The Pointers dropped to 0-1 (2-10-1 overall).
\nAs the final Pointer batter lofted a routine fly ball to center field, the Mission Bay bench and supporters in the stands erupted in a celebration made sweeter after a tough pre-season schedule that saw them outscored 78-34.
\nEarlier in the week, the Bucs ended a seven-game losing streak with an 11-4 thrashing of rival Clairemont High, giving them their first winning streak of the season.
\nAgainst the Pointers, head coach Rick Frink\u2019s team unleashed a potent offense, racking up 11 hits, including two doubles (by sophomores Michael Escoto and Derrick Clark), two triples by senior Jesse Sandoval and a home run by Clark.
\nSophomore Tim Daly had two runs batted in.
\nSandoval twice benefited from Point Loma fielding miscues as his hard-hit line drives to right field were misplayed on the field\u2019s hard surface. Each team was charged with three errors.
\nOn the mound, another sophomore earned the victory. Angelo Berumen yielded four earned runs on six hits over five innings. He walked five and struck out two before Lopez took over in the sixth.
\nLopez gave up one hit and one walk over the final two frames.
\nClark\u2019s 335-foot solo blast over the left field wall in the visitors\u2019 \u00a0seventh inning was particularly devastating to the Pointers, who were hoping to retaliate after the Bucs broke a 4-4 deadlock with a run in the sixth.
\nOn the season, Clark leads the Bucs with a .400 batting average, 16 hits, three doubles and the team\u2019s only home run.\u00a0Senior Alberto Escoto\u2019s five runs batted-in are tops.
\nWith 11 hits in their rout of Clairemont, the Bucs\u2019 team batting average now stands at .255.\u00a0
\nMission Bay pitchers have combined for an earned-run average of 4.84, while the team is scoring 3.33 runs per game.\u00a0
\nNext up for the Bucs is a home game against league rival Madison High on Monday, April 21. The first pitch is at 3 p.m., and admission is free. Remaining home games, all starting at 3 p.m., are:
\n\u2022 April 25 vs. La Jolla *
\n\u2022 April 28 vs. La Jolla Country Day
\n\u2022 May 5 vs. Point Loma *
\n\u2022 May 12 vs. Madison *
\n\u2022 May 14 vs. University City *
\n\u2022 May 21 vs. La Jolla *
\n* Denotes Western League games<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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