Baseball Game Preview: Kearny Komets vs. Crawford Colts

For the second straight game, Kearny will face off against Crawford. The Komets will challenge the Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

If Kearny beats Crawford with nine runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Komets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Colts on Wednesday, sneaking past 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Komets have posted since March 27th.

DJ Martinez

Hits (Career)

04/16/25 vs Crawford	3
04/14/25 vs Castle Park	1
04/09/25 vs Southwest SD	1
04/08/25 @ Morse	1
04/01/25 vs Gridley	1

The team relied heavily on DJ Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Nicolas Hembera was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Kearny was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Kearny and bumps their season record up to 5-11. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Crawford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.