Kaiser and Summit are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Kaiser Cats will head out on the road to face off against the Summit SkyHawks at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Kaiser sitting on four straight victories and Summit on 13.
Last Saturday, Kaiser earned a 9-4 win over Temple City.
Samuel Uriarte and Eliezer Gonzalez dominated on the mound. Uriarte tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Gonzalez tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Uriarte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tino Isaiah Cuellar was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Armijo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Bloomington typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Summit proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 4-1. Four seems to be a good number for Summit as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kody Smathers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Smathers was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Robert Morales was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Sammy Lopez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Kaiser's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Summit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Kaiser came up short against Summit in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Kaiser avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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