Falcons baseball ended their series against the Compton Tartars in blowout fashion with a score of 32-2 as they were able to have a great stretch of scoring from the third to sixth inning along with great pitching.
The offense for the Falcons started slow in the first couple of innings only scoring one unearned run.
That wasn’t for long as they heated up in the third inning scoring four runs and didn’t stop scoring at least four runs until the sixth inning.
“They did a really good job at the plate,” Falcons head coach Nate Fernley, said.
He continued, “They were super patient, and sometimes in a third game of a series where you’ve had some, good fortune, you try to do too much and I thought they did a really good job of just sticking to the approach.”
One of the biggest contributors to the high scoring was designated hitter Brody Cuellar, as he had six RBIs on the day.
Cuellar felt good about his performance today but he was more excited about his team and them moving forward in the season.
“I think we could take it all the way.” Cuellar said, “I’m calling it now since we came together in the fall I’ve been saying we have a good squad.
“Our head coach has been training us well and keeps us in shape, and I’m just ready to go,” Cuellar stated.
According to Fernley, the team emptied the bench after the sixth inning but they were still able to score 10 more points between the eighth and ninth innings.
The pitching for the Falcons was great as well as starting pitcher Derrick Valdez had a clean game as he went five innings with three strikeouts and no earned runs for his sixth win of the season.
“Feel like I could have done better, obviously, happy for the win. My offense did a great job helping me out on the mound but I always, always could do better,” Valdez shared about his performance.
Fernley also made comments on his starting pitcher, “He’s an All-American from last year, and has been good for us.”
Valdez overcame getting cold with his pitching as he had long breaks from being on the mound due to his offense scoring so much.
He shared that he was using J bands and some heavy ball work to keep him warm.
“It’s tough sometimes to sit on the bench, and there’s long halls and some a half hour in between when he went back out. So I think he did a good job, throwing strikes and got us through five,” Fernley stated.
Fernley also shared his thoughts on the score, “You never go out thinking you’re going to score 32 runs but, we’ll take it and, uh, credit to them for being locked in all series.”
He also commented that the team’s mind is already focused on the tough stretch of conference series games against Pasadena City and Long Beach City.
