Baseball Recap: Abbel Martinez can't quite lead Crawford over High Tech SD

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 10:44am

Baseball Recap: Crawford Colts vs. High Tech SD Storm

Crawford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell just short of the High Tech SD Storm by a score of 2-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Crawford of the 15-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.

Crawford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbel Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

On High Tech SD's side, Nano Acevedo was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Acevedo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.

Crawford's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for High Tech SD, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.

Crawford will be playing at home against Kearny at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kearny will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Crawford surely won't give up without a fight. As for High Tech SD, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Hoover at 4:00 p.m. High Tech SD has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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