The De Anza Dons suffered a disappointing loss of 8-3 against the West Valley Vikings on Friday March 1. 

With no results on the first inning from both teams, the game progressed onto the second, where the Vikings took an advantage over the Dons and scored three runs obtaining a 3-0 advantage. 

On a roll, the Vikings scored another run, upgrading the score to 4-0 in the top of the third inning. A quick huddle was called by coach Scott Hertler with a comeback plan that  resulted in nothing for the Dons. 

The fourth inning came with even more runs for the Vikings, making three more runs leading with a 7-0 score. In the middle of the inning, the Dons had pitcher Craig Taubman taken out and replaced by pitcher Charlie Chapman in hopes of turning the game around. 

By the bottom of the fourth inning, the Dons managed to score their first two runs from Victor Barron and Mark Milioto bring the score to 7-2. 

The fifth and sixth innings came and went with no runs. 

In the seventh inning the Vikings scored a solitary run that brought up the score to 8-2. 

At the bottom of the seventh inning, the Dons had loaded bases but only managed to get a much-awaited run from Chris Freeman. The final eighth and ninth innings came with no results ending the game with the final score of 8-3. 

“We played poorly today. Our hitting wasn’t all there,” said Barron. “To tell the truth I don’t think we had a lot of energy today.”  Disappointed by their loss, the Dons hope that the next game will reach a different ending.

“We gave up some hits,” said Freeman. “It’s the first time our pitching let us down in the whole year.” 

Whether it was pitching or hitting problems, the Dons weren’t able to score any more runs in the final innings and that hurt both the score and the team.