Baseball Recap: Yuma Has No Trouble Against Holyoke

Outlaws

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 @ Holyoke	18
04/26/25 @ Holyoke	16
03/25/25 @ Caliche	13
04/05/25 @ Sedgwick County	12
04/12/25 vs Platte Valley	7

Yuma never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Holyoke Dragons with a sharp 16-0 victory. Considering the Outlaws have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Jose Ross made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, Christian Thomson was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lennox Huwa, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Yuma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holyoke only posted a batting average of .188.

Yuma has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Holyoke, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.

Looking ahead, Yuma will venture away from home to square off against Limon at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Holyoke, they will take on Haxtun at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Dragons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Fightin' Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.