Jimmy Brakka and San Marcos suffered their second straight hard-luck loss on Tuesday, as Buena rallied for a 2-1 win in a Channel League baseball game in Ventura.
Brakka and the Royals lost a 2-1 decision to Santa Barbara last Friday.
Brakka, in a duel with Buena’s Isaac Horrigan, was leading 1-0 going into the sixth inning. He lost his shutout when Buena loaded the bases and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly. The Bulldogs got the winning run on a single.
Brakka struck out seven, walked three, hit a batter and gave up three hits. Corrigan stuck out eight while allowing seven hits and no walks.
San Marcos scored in the fourth inning when Wes Gibson doubled, went to third on a Evan Doherty singled and came home on Mike Guzzardi’s sacrifice fly.
San Marcos assistant coach Mike Sandford praised the pitching of Brakka and play of catcher Sean McDuffee.
Brakka and Doherty each had two hits for the Royals.
San Marcos is now 5-3 and 1-2 in Channel League play. It will travel to Tucson, Ariz. for a six-game tournament during spring break next week. Buena is 9-1 overall and 3-0 in league.
San Marcos…000 010 0 — 1 7 3
Buena…000 002 x — 2 3 0
Brakka aand McDuffee; Horrigan and Coker. W—Horrigan (5-0). L—Brakka (0-2)
2B—SM; Gibson
