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| 05/31/25 - Neutral | 2-3 L |
| 05/31/25 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
| 05/24/25 - Neutral | 0-3 L |
| 03/22/25 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
| 05/28/23 - Neutral | 10-0 W |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but University had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Coal Ridge Titans 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Titans last Saturday, they had to take a 3-0 loss.
Joel Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-6 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Damian Alvarez, who went 4-for-6 with one stolen base and one run. Another player making a difference was Medardo Abrego, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
University has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Coal Ridge, they moved to 25-3-1 with that defeat, which also ended their 21-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Titans beat University by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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