The Kerman Lions will venture away from home to take on the El Diamante Miners at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kerman will be strutting in after a victory while El Diamante will be coming in after a defeat.
Kerman's tournament run continued when they took on Liberty on Friday. Kerman walked away with a 6-3 win over Liberty. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Max Ramirez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Steven Luna was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kerman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, El Diamante fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Clovis East on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Timberwolves by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Miners have suffered since April 10, 2024.
Like Kerman, El Diamante also got a great game from a two-way player: Colin Horton. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, Horton gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).
Horton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Rhyner, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
El Diamante's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kerman, their record is now 2-0.
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