Baseball Game Preview: Coronado Dons vs. Tempe Buffaloes

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2024, 12:02am

Baseball Preview: Coronado Dons vs. Tempe Buffaloes

Coronado is 1-8 against Tempe since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Coronado Dons will head out on the road to take on the Tempe Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m.

After low-scoring totals in their previous five contests, Coronado brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Everything went their way against Tempe on Thursday as Coronado made off with a 22-6 victory. Coronado's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Alexander Bustamante made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Bustamante was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Naem Pacheco was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Luis Fierro was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

Coronado's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Tempe, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.

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