
Thunderbirds
03/01/25 vs Churchill | 17 |
02/22/25 vs Lubbock | 13 |
04/15/25 vs Montwood | 12 |
03/29/25 @ Socorro | 12 |
02/22/25 vs Lubbock | 11 |
Coronado's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They never let the Socorro Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Jaxon Baptist looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Salcedo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Wilson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Coronado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive games.
Coronado has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Socorro, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Coronado will take on rival Eastlake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Socorro is set to challenge their familiar foe Montwood at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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