Austin owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They blew past the Sterling Raiders 8-0. Considering the Mustangs have won five games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Sterling's batters probably weren't too happy with Samuel Moreno, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up five walks).
On the hitting side, Cameron Rubio was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Carlos Medina also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Mustangs
| 03/22/25 vs Sterling | 57.1% |
| 03/18/25 @ Sterling | 48% |
| 03/01/25 vs Fort Bend Bush | 53.1% |
| 02/28/25 vs Manvel | 50% |
| 02/21/25 vs Rice Consolidated | 37% |
| + 6 more games |
Austin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The win (which was Austin's third in a row) raised their record to 6-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sterling, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Austin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-2 loss against Milby on the 25th. As for Sterling, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-5 win against Madison on the 26th.
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