Pictured L-R: Bryce Steinberg & Elijah Lain
Baseball:
Marshall held on for a 7-6 victory over their visitors from Duarte in the season opener for both programs.
However, the Eagles nearly squandered a 6-0 lead thanks to three errors that cost them four runs.
The Falcons hamstrung themselves as well.
After pulling to within 7-6 and with two one and no outs in the top of the seventh, their first out came via offensive interference.
And then Bryce Steinberg induced a ground out, and he ended the game on a strikeout.
Elijah Lain went the first 3 2/3 innings, and he was charged with three unearned runs on two hits.
Lain didn’t issue a walk and registered three strikeouts.
Duarte got to Caleb Kaloostian for two runs on three hits and a walk over 1/3 of an inning.
Steinberg got the final nine outs, allowing an unearned run on two hits to earn the win.
Steinberg didn’t issue a free pass and as mentioned, he struck out the final batter of the game.
Esai Trejo went 2-for-3 with a double, run and three RBIs.
Matthew Solis singled twice and scored a pair of runs.
Leonel Cardona singled, doubled and scored.
Trejo got the loss after surrendering six runs on three hits and five walks over two innings.
Lain walked and had a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning.
Eli Macias walked, scored and his RBI double in the fifth extended the Eagles lead to 7-5.
Chris Romero drew a walk, singled and scored twice from the leadoff spot.
Kaden Mullins went 1-for-2 with a walk, run and one RBI.
Steinberg singled and scored.
Troy Hernandez walked and scored.
Liam Wahlstrom drove in a run on a sac fly.
Ian Macready scored once, and he was hit by pitch with the bases loaded.
Up next: The Eagles travel to Rowland on Thursday at 3.
Box Score:
D: 0-0-0-3-2-0-1-(6)
M: 2-4-0-0-1-0-X-(7)
Win: Bryce Steinberg
Loss: Esai Trejo
2B: Esai Trejo (D), Leonel Cardona (D); Eli Macias (M), Elijah Lain (M)
Records: Duarte (0-1); Marshall (1-0)