Oak Park Varsity Eagles Hold Off Malibu Varsity Sharks For Victory

Oak Park Varsity Eagles got out to a 5-run lead in the fifth inning and held on for a 7-5 victory over Malibu Varsity Sharks on Thursday. Malibu Varsity Sharks closed the gap by scoring on a pop out, single, and a double.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles opened the scoring in the top of the third thanks to two singles. Oak Park Varsity Eagles first got on the board when Max Brusca singled, scoring one run.

David Wan earned the win for Oak Park Varsity Eagles. They allowed one hit and zero runs over four and one-third innings, striking out three and walking two. Brody Graham took the loss for Malibu Varsity Sharks. The starting pitcher went four innings, giving up four runs on six hits, striking out six and walking two. Mason Tannous collected the save. Sonny De La Torre and Jadon Holmes each appeared in relief for Oak Park Varsity Eagles.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles amassed nine hits in the game. Luke Sater, Blake Wiltfang, and Tyler Kutsch each collected two hits for Oak Park Varsity Eagles. Kutsch went 2-for-4 at the plate as the right-handed hitter led the team with two runs batted in. Colin Bruns paced Oak Park Varsity Eagles with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating six walks for the game. Brusca and Wiltfang each stole multiple bases for Oak Park Varsity Eagles. Oak Park Varsity Eagles ran wild on the base paths, collecting six stolen bases for the game.

Shane Perl provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and let Malibu Varsity Sharks with three runs batted in. The first baseman went 1-for-4 on the day. Grant Folkerts went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Malibu Varsity Sharks in hits. Sean Perl paced Malibu Varsity Sharks with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating six walks for the game.

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