St. Augustine scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Nogales Apaches as the St. Augustine Saints made off with a 13-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Augustine needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Jonny Haskett tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Thomas Fuller picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned run or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Reyluis Ramirez was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Grayson Keleman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Nogales' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ralph Felix, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for Nogales, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
St. Augustine will be playing in front of their home fans against Carlsbad at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlsbad is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Nogales, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Palisades at 10:00 a.m. Nogales is facing Palisades at the right time seeing as Palisades is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
