Baseball Recap: Miyamura Wins Going Away Against Hatch Valley

The Miyamura Patriots got the win against the Hatch Valley Bears on Saturday by a conclusive 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Felix Lopez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

Seth Torres

Runs

02/25/25 @ Navajo Prep	4
02/25/25 @ Navajo Prep	3
03/22/25 @ Hatch Valley	2
03/01/25 @ Highland	2
03/20/25 @ Silver	1
+ 2 more games

On the hitting side, Miyamura let Seth Torres and Shane Escajada run wild. Torres scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Escajada scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Torres has become a key player for Miyamura: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Xavier Brown was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and one RBI.

Miyamura kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Miyamura's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Hatch Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

Coming up, Miyamura will be playing at home against Laguna Acoma at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hatch Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Lordsburg at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hatch Valley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Lordsburg has averaged an impressive 14.5 runs per game this season.