Baseball Preview: Santa Ana Saints vs. Saddleback Roadrunners
Santa Ana has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Saddleback Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, everything went Santa Ana's way against Saddleback as Santa Ana made off with a 12-1 victory.
Cristian Nieto made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Nieto has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nieto was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Noah Iglesias looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Santa Ana let Victor De La Cruz and Anthony Lopez loose on the outfield. De La Cruz scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Lopez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nehemiah Jatib, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win got Santa Ana back to even at 10-10-1. As for Saddleback, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
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