The Coronado Cougars will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Coronado's tournament run continued when they took on Sierra Vista on Thursday. Coronado took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sierra Vista. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Mountain Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Coronado got a good showing from Chase Delprete, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Coronado saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Moreno Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis earned a 7-2 victory over Reno on Thursday.
Sebastian Frye made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lincoln Guillermo, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Desert Oasis, their record is now 2-0.
Coronado came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 11-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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