BASEBALL

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

April 5, 2000 12 AM PT

Paraclete has struggled without pitcher Matt Parris, who transferred to Highland and is 4-1 for the Golden League-leading Bulldogs.

But pitcher Jason Brown is helping fill the void at Paraclete.

The senior has 27 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings and a 2.93 ERA for the Spirits (2-7).

Brown (2-1), who has issued six walks, has been slower to succeed at the plate.

He batted .486 last season, but is at .350. He has drawn nine walks, boosting his on-base percentage to .552.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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