Baseball Recap: Tombstone Finds Playoff Glory Versus St. Johns

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Santa Rita	16
04/04/25 @ San Miguel	15
04/01/25 @ St. Augustine Catholic	14
03/21/25 vs Desert Christian	14
03/24/25 vs Morenci	13

It's playoff time, and Tombstone had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the St. Johns Redskins on Friday. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Brendan Caballero made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Miguel Rincon was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kelly Bliss, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Tombstone is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Johns, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13-1.

Looking ahead, Tombstone will challenge Glendale Prep Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Yellow Jackets 3.5, the Griffins 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. St. Johns does not have any more games scheduled as of now.