Criminals
| 04/13/26 @ Cortez | 21 |
| 03/30/26 @ Coronado | 16 |
| 03/05/26 @ Westview | 15 |
| 03/30/26 @ Coronado | 13 |
| 04/15/26 vs Somerton | 7 |
Yuma waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Somerton Toros as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering the Criminals have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Josef Pastrana made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Bouts, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Yuma is undefeated when Bouts posts two or more runs, but 5-7-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Roman Jacobo, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Yuma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Yuma's record is now 13-7-2. As for Somerton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Yuma will square off against Cortez at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Colts have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.41 runs per game on average), something the Criminals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Somerton, they will face off against Kingman at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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