Baseball Game Preview: Moriarty Pintos vs. Taos Tigers

The Moriarty Pintos will take on the Taos Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Moriarty will be strutting in after a victory while Taos will be coming in after a loss.

On Saturday, Moriarty got the win against Espanola Valley by a conclusive 9-2. Considering the Pintos have won six games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Scott Batie looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Moriarty's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't).

Weston Cooley

Stolen Base

04/12/25 @ Taos	3
03/27/25 vs Gallup	3
04/19/25 vs Espanola Valley	2
03/28/25 vs Belen	2
04/07/25 @ Los Alamos	1
+ 2 more games

At the plate, Moriarty let Weston Cooley and Mario Romero run wild. Cooley got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Romero earned three runs and three stolen bases. Moriarty is 3-1 when Cooley posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Pacheco, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.

Moriarty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Taos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Los Alamos.

Taos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sonny Abeyta, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

Moriarty is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Taos, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Moriarty beat Taos 18-13 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Will the Pintos repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.