
Sabercats
04/22/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest | 17 |
03/17/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 16 |
02/21/25 vs Milby | 12 |
03/06/25 vs King | 11 |
03/14/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vela). They blew past the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas 17-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Sabercats in their matchups with the Javelinas: they've now won nine in a row.
David An looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Derek Rodriguez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Maldonado, who earned one RBI, three runs, and two stolen bases.
Vela's win bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season.
Vela will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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