Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milby). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sharpstown Apollos a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that victory, the Buffs brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Gabriel Saenz looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Hayden Maldonado
| 03/03/26 @ Sharpstown | 2 |
| 02/27/26 vs Lee | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Sterling | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Iowa Colony | 1 |
At the plate, Milby let Armando Briagas and Hayden Maldonado run wild. Briagas got on base in both of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Maldonado went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave Maldonado a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of David Guzman, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Milby always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .786. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Milby's record is now 7-1-1. As for Sharpstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Milby will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Apollos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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