By Milad Ghaemi

San Diego, Calif.

The San Diego Force won their opening game of the 4th of July SDCCBL Tournament against the SDCCL Sharks by a score of 4-0.  Eric Telarroja (Bellevue) was on the mound for the Force building off of his previous performance of 6 innings with no runs given up against the Inland Valley Bucs. His performance against the Sharks was one of the best the Force have had from a superb pitching staff all season long. Telarroja would be the only pitcher for the Force going the full 9 innings and picking up his first win of the season and lowering his ERA to 1.52. The Force would have 6 hits and 5 walks displaying their increased patience at the plate leading to a solid offensive game to back Telarroja. 

3B Joshua Sidley went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored being a catalyst offensively for the San Diego Force getting on base as a lead off hitter in the 3rd and scoring the first run of the game. Sidley has played both 3B and the OF for the Force playing great defense and providing timely hitting. 

SP Eric Telarroja has shown his strengths as a pitcher who gets most of his outs with either ground-balls or fly-outs and is able to do so with the dominant defense from the Force who made no errors the entire game. Telarroja has been a pitcher who has shown great composure as he did not seem fazed at all in his last two outings. 

Offensively, SS Johnny Carr, DH Aaron Barkley, LF Andy Van Antwerp, and C Trevor Johnson all provided the Force with crucial walks, base hits, and RBI's with runners in scoring position and two outs, a task The Force have been inconsistent with all season.

The Force will play their second game of the Tournament against the California Jays on Sunday at 4:15 at Madison High School. You can find the full tournament schedule on our website and on the schedule tab.