The Tracy Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Franklin Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tracy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Franklin will come in with three straight victories.
On Monday, Tracy came up short against Pitman and fell 6-3.
Ryan Torres and Elijah Gutierrez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Torres scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Gutierrez went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Gutierrez has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Franklin narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Granite Bay 5-4.
Kyle Pott tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin let Dylan Minnatee and Kyle Timmons run wild. Minnatee went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Timmons scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Franklin's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Tracy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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