Baseball Game Preview: Calhoun Sandcrabs vs. Jones Trojans

The Calhoun Sandcrabs will take on the Jones Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jones took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Calhoun, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Calhoun turned things around against Ingleside on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 8-1 victory.

Ricky Martinez and Demetrio Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Martinez pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Rodriguez didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Calhoun: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 8-11-1 otherwise. At the plate, Martinez scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave Rodriguez a new career-high.

Tucker Amerson

Runs

04/11/25 @ Ingleside	2
03/22/25 vs Santa Gertrudis Academy	2
03/21/25 @ King	2
03/11/25 vs Cuero	1
03/06/25 vs Taylor	1

In other batting news, Calhoun let Tucker Amerson and Ethen Ramirez run wild. Amerson scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Ramirez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Calhoun is undefeated when Amerson posts two or more runs, but 7-12-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cayson Laredo, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Jones' offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sinton on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Jones saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Deleon, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.

Jones' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-12-1. As for Calhoun, their win bumped their record up to 10-12-1.

Calhoun couldn't quite finish off Jones when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Will the Sandcrabs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.