After flying high against Caliche last Tuesday, Yuma came back down to earth. Yuma fell just short of the Akron Rams by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Outlaws of the 4-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Silas Baucke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Baucke was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Yuma got a good showing from Brodie Kallweit, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Baucke wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesus Rodriguez, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Lennox Huwa also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Yuma's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Akron, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Looking ahead, Yuma will face off against Highland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Yuma will need to watch out since Highland has now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Akron, they will square off against Burlington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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