Baseball season ends in disarray, Dons lose in playoffs
May 17, 2016
The Dons baseball team effectively ended their season losing consecutive playoff games to Cabrillo College on May 7 and 8. The Dons survival in the playoffs hinged on them winning two of three games.
The Dons ended up losing 13-4 on May 6, and 4-3 on May 7.
After several costly errors in the final game compounded by various injuries players, the only silver lining was the possibility of making a run in the playoffs.
In the meantime, the Dons are working to improve their execution, and execution matters significantly at this point.
“You can just keep hammering in this stuff and that’s really all “ you can do,” said head coach Erick Raich, “Our game plan stays pretty simple. You throw strikes, you play catch, and you execute on offense.”
Even so, there is only so much that can be done in the practices. After a while of constantly working on the same thing players begin to go brain dead, Raich said.
With the season ending on a losing note, the Dons can find successes from this season and find a way roll them over to next year.
