De Leon hadn't done well against Coleman recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bearcats walked away with an 8-3 win over the Bluecats. For the Bearcats, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 victory the Bluecats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Trenton Zmeskal made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Zmeskal was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
02/22/25 vs Santo | 7 |
02/28/25 vs San Saba | 4 |
02/28/25 @ Hamilton | 3 |
04/08/25 vs Coleman | 2 |
03/18/25 vs Cisco | 2 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Jones, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for De Leon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-6-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Adam Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
De Leon's win bumped their record up to 11-6-1. As for Coleman, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
De Leon will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bluecats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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