Austin stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sharpstown Apollos as the Austin Mustangs made off with a 19-2 win. Austin's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jason Fuentes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fuentes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fuentes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Austin got a massive performance out of Sam Moreno, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
The victory was the third in a row for Austin, bringing their record for this year to 10-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Sharpstown, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Austin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sharpstown: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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