Baseball Recap: Ruidoso wins going away against Tucumcari

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 7:35am

Baseball Recap: Ruidoso Warriors vs. Tucumcari Rattlers

In what's become a running theme this season, Ruidoso gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Tucumcari Rattlers as the Ruidoso Warriors made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ruidoso.

Trenton Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.

In other pitching news, Cayden Wilson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.

Back at the plate, Ruidoso got a massive performance out of Josiah Saiz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Gabriel Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

On Tucumcari's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Goen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

Ruidoso's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Tucumcari, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Ruidoso will play host again on Tuesday to welcome East Mountain, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Ruidoso is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Tucumcari, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Sandia Prep at 4:00 p.m.

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