Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Adams

Cougars

Previous Games

04/15/25 @ Samuell	23-0
04/08/25 vs North Mesquite	12-2
04/05/25 vs Seagoville	18-8
04/05/25 @ Spruce	18-0
04/01/25 @ Seagoville	17-2
+ 4 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adams). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Samuell Spartans a 23-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won nine matchups in a row.

Jay Ortiz and Diego Wong made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Ortiz pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wong struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Ortiz scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Wong went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Adams is 8-1 when Ortiz posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justino Chavarria, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Adams: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Michael Ortiz was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.

Adams pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Samuell, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Adams will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.