The Kaiser Cats will square off against the Bloomington Bruins at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kaiser has three straight wins, Bloomington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Kaiser made easy work of San Gorgonio and carried off an 11-2 victory.
Zeke Isaak Cortez
| 04/21/25 vs Rialto | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Summit | 3 |
| 02/17/25 @ Bonita | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Heritage | 1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Citrus Valley | 1 |
Zeke Isaak Cortez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Kaiser is 9-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8 otherwise. Cortez was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Dom Roybal looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tino Isaiah Cuellar, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Cortez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
Kaiser always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomington came up short against Summit on Saturday and fell 5-1.
Bloomington also got a good showing from Jordan Castrejon, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Bloomington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Martin, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Kaiser pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Kaiser took their win against Bloomington in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 7-0 score. Will the Cats repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
