San Bernardino, CA—It’s annual tradition. The Yellowjackets kick off April with a huge game on the professional field at San Manuel Stadium. This year they faced league opponents, the Eisenhower Eagles, and despite errors in the first two innings, the Yellowjackets left the field with a 3-2 victory.
Jesse Ruiz had one of his best pitching performances of the season. He pitched a complete seven inning game, gave up only two runs on three hits and one walk, and struck out seven.
“I felt confident in what I was throwing,” Ruiz said after the game. “It’s amazing to get to start on one of these stages. It’s a dream of mine to be here.”
On the offensive side of the ball, the Yellowjackets continue to struggle to get consistent hitting, but in this one they got timely hitting, and produced four walks. Donavin Bobadilla and Andres Hernandez both hit timely doubles and scored.
“It’s a great league win,” coach Michael Esquivel said. “It’s a great win in front of a lot of people on a beautiful field. I feel super proud of the boys bringing it home today.”
With the victory, Colton evens their record to 2-2 in San Andreas league play, and improves their overall record on the season to 6-10.
“Right now, I’m proud of my team,” said senior Kyle Mejia after the game. “Our bats are finally waking up and we’re going back into league.”
Next week the Yellowjackets continue their league schedule with two against the Carter Lions. Wednesday is at Carter High, Friday at home. Game time is 3:45 p.m.
