Baseball Game Preview: St. Augustine Saints vs. Coronado Islanders

For the second straight game, St. Augustine will face off against Coronado. The Saints will take on the Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Having struggled with six losses in a row, St. Augustine turned things around against Coronado on Wednesday. They skirted past the Islanders 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saints have posted since March 12th.

Mikey Ruiz

Runs

05/13/26 vs Coronado	2
04/09/26 @ Helix	2
03/25/26 @ Eastlake	2
04/24/26 @ University City	1
04/22/26 vs University City	1
+ 5 more games

St. Augustine let Nathan Balkenbush and Mikey Ruiz run wild. Balkenbush went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Ruiz went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Ruiz is becoming a predictor of St. Augustine's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-16 when he doesn't).

St. Augustine's win bumped their record up to 10-17. As for Coronado, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20.