Dos Pueblos’ baseball team had its ups and downs at the Spring Break Tournament in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, splitting its first two games at the three-day event.
The Chargers put together an eight-run seventh inning to clobber St. Bonaventure 13-5 in the first game before they ran into Colin Welmon and the Foothill Knights, who defeated DP 11-0.
Joe Huthsing had a big first game for Dos Pueblos. The sophomore caught the first five innings before coming from behind the plate to pitch out of a jam in the sixth inning and record the victory. Huthsing added another dimension at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored.
“It was an all-around big performance by Joe – catching, pitching and hitting,” said Chargers head coach Nate Mendoza.
Josh Paden’s three-run home run in the seventh inning was the big blow for Dos Pueblos, which opened up a six-run lead.
Corey Micheel reached base five times and scored twice while Michael Spiritosanto knocked in three runs on two doubles. Steven Reveles recorded two hits, one being a two-run round-tripper.
The Foothill game was a different story as Welmon limited Dos Pueblos to one hit compared to 16 against the Seraphs.
The Chargers (5-8) will try their luck again on Thursday in a night game against Golden Valley.
