Umatilla's game in Tuesday's second game was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them in Saturday's first game. They won by a run and slipped past the Nyssa Bulldogs 5-4. This was payback for Umatilla, who suffered a 7-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Umatilla got a great performance from Davis Raymond as he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Raymond has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Umatilla saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was R.J. Estrada, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Nyssa's side, Jace Bateman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Bateman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ramon Iniguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Umatilla's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Nyssa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Umatilla by a score of 7-6 later that day.
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