The Kaiser Cats will head out on the road to face off against the Bloomington Bruins at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kaiser has three straight wins, Bloomington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Kaiser got the win against San Gorgonio by a conclusive 11-2.
Zeke Isaak Cortez
| 03/28/25 @ Summit | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Grand Terrace | 3 |
| 02/22/25 @ Damien | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Rialto | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ Bonita | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Zeke Isaak Cortez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Kaiser is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 7-9 otherwise. Cortez was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Dom Roybal looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tino Isaiah Cuellar, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Cortez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
Kaiser was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Gorgonio only posted a batting average of .259.
Meanwhile, Bloomington came up short against Summit on Saturday and fell 5-1.
Bloomington also got a good showing from Jordan Castrejon, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Bloomington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Martin, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Kaiser pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Everything went Kaiser's way against Bloomington in their previous meeting back in April, as Kaiser made off with a 7-0 victory. Do the Cats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
