Baseball Game Recap: Satanta Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 8:34am

Baseball Recap: Satanta Indians vs. Southwestern Heights Mustangs

Satanta is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-1 to the Southwestern Heights Mustangs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Satanta of the 17-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

For Southwestern Heights' part, Cade Thomas and Jason Banman made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Thomas pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Banman pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Banman scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Manny Mendoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodrigo Sanchez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.

Satanta's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Southwestern Heights, they pushed their record up to 5-12 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Satanta by a score of 15-0 later that day.

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