Baseball: Arcadia looks to make history in Pacific League

No team in the Pacific League has ever finished undefeated, and, really, who would have thought it would be this year’s Arcadia (20-3, 12-0) team that would be on the verge of accomplishing such feat? This is no disrespect to the Apaches talent this year, but when you lose a powerful right-hander (Bryce Rutherford) and as many seniors (11) and sluggers (Tim Smoley, David Huntzinger) it’s hard to fathom that that very same team will bounce back and compete as strong as it did. The truth is, the Apaches have done that, and more. Arcadia is generally balanced, but others have filled in big shoes, like Jonathan Larson (.500 BA, 26 RBIs), Garrett Tuck (.436, 28 RBIs) and Haram Park (.397, 17 RBIs, 3 HR). Tuck (6-2, 49 Ks, 2.24 ERA) and KJ Edson (6-1, 49 Ks, 1.11 ERA) have been solid on the mound. Arcadia visits Glendale (3-10, 2-8) on Tuesday and will most likely put its unblemished league record on the line Friday night when it visits rival Crescenta Valley (17-5, 9-2). Arcadia beat Crescenta Valley, 3-1, in the first meeting April 16 at Arcadia. Larson connected on a 1-2 pitch for a two-run triple, giving Tuck all the runs he would need to lead the Apaches in front of a standing-room only crowd. Tuck pitched six innings, stuck out seven and allowed one unearned run on four hits, and it was his sacrifice fly in the third inning that gave Arcadia a 1-0 lead. In that game, Edson picked up his first save of the season when he struck out the first batter he faced. He struck out the third batter and got the last out on a grounder.

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