Baseball Recap: Spring Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

While Spring's win against Benjamin Davis wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against Benjamin Davis on Friday, sneaking past 11-10. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Jesus Martinez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Spring is undefeated when Martinez posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise.

Anthony Cuarenta

Hits (Career)

03/21/25 vs Benjamin Davis	4
02/28/25 vs King	3
03/18/25 @ Benjamin Davis	2
02/20/25 @ Mayde Creek	2
02/23/24 @ King	2

In other batting news, Anthony Cuarenta was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Curry, who went 2-for-6 with one home run and three RBI.

The win (which was Spring's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.21 in the others. As for Benjamin Davis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7-1.

Looking ahead, Spring will be playing in front of their home fans against Eisenhower at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spring's pitchers better be ready for this one: Eisenhower has averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Benjamin Davis, they will head out on the road to square off against Dekaney at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Benjamin Davis' pitchers better be ready for this one: Dekaney has averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.