After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Loara, Magnolia was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Saddleback Roadrunners by a score of 8-3. This was a revenge game for the Sentinels: when they faced off against the Roadrunners back in March, they had to take a 9-4 loss.
Gabe Segura made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Magnolia is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Segura was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Santiago Cortez
| 04/29/25 @ Saddleback | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Santiago | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Western | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Whitney | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Bolsa Grande | 1 |
In other batting news, Santiago Cortez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Jaques, who earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Magnolia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Magnolia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Saddleback, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-10-1.
Magnolia will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Roadrunners: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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