Baseball Recap: Vela wins going away against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 7:42pm

Baseball Recap: Vela Sabercats vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines

Vela can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines 13-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Vela also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.

Martin Pena looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Luke Esparza was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

On Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Vela's win bumped their record up to 12-14-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-21.

Vela will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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