For the second straight game, Cortez will face off against Tempe. Cortez will be playing at home against Tempe at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cortez is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Cortez is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Tempe on Monday as Cortez made off with a 21-1 win. The Colts have beaten the Buffaloes the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Buffaloes has come to flipping the script.
Martin Barreras
| 03/31/25 @ Tempe | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Coronado | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Combs | 2 |
| 03/03/25 @ South Mountain | 2 |
| 04/22/24 vs Coronado | 2 |
Martin Barreras was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Cortez let Julian Cabrera and Kriztian Visuet run wild. Cabrera scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Visuet scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Cabrera also brought in three RBI, which is notable because Cortez is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 1-8-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Andre Shepard, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Cortez always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cortez's victory bumped their record up to 3-9-1. As for Tempe, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
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