Criminals
| 04/15/25 vs Cortez | 22 |
| 04/02/25 vs Coronado | 18 |
| 03/31/25 @ Coronado | 13 |
| 03/01/25 vs Jefferson | 12 |
| 04/15/25 vs Cortez | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yuma). Everything went their way against the Cortez Colts on Tuesday as they made off with a 22-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Criminals, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Eli Lujan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last two games. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Yuma got a massive performance out of Andres Ortiz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Ortiz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alonzo Fierro, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Yuma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Yuma is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cortez, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Yuma is set to square off against their familiar foe Tempe at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cortez will take on rival Dysart at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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