Baseball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Merino's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Rams

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Holyoke	20
04/08/25 @ Holyoke	16
04/24/25 @ Sedgwick County	15
04/19/25 vs Caliche	14
03/25/25 vs Wiggins	13

Merino lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Limon, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's contest. The Rams blew past the Badgers 14-2 on Saturday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Coen Schmidt made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Schmidt wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Deines, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Those five RBI gave Deines a new career-high. Tyler Everhart was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Merino kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.

Merino is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Limon, their loss ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5.

Merino does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Limon, they will challenge Las Animas at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something the Badgers surely won't give up without a fight.