The Kaiser Cats will head out to take on the Bloomington Bruins at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Kaiser's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Bloomington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kaiser is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Eisenhower with a sharp 17-0 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Cats with their most commanding win of the season.
Roman Hernandez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Kaiser is 6-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Jaidyn Brooks
| 04/02/25 @ Eisenhower | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Summit | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Upland | 1 |
| 04/24/24 vs Summit | 1 |
| 02/21/24 @ La Quinta | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaidyn Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marcus Cortez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Kaiser always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomington came up short against Summit on Wednesday, falling 13-1. The contest marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Bloomington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Martin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Kaiser's record now sits at 8-5. As for Bloomington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Kaiser couldn't quite get it done against Bloomington when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Cats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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