Devine waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Pearsall Mavericks with a sharp 13-2 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-0 back in March.
Henry Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs. Devine is undefeated when Ramirez posts two or more runs, but 7-13-1 otherwise.
Rudy Costilla
| 04/22/25 vs Pearsall | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ San Antonio Memorial | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Uvalde | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs LEE | 1 |
| 03/12/24 vs Uvalde | 1 |
In other batting news, Rudy Costilla was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Karter Brown, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two doubles.
Devine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Devine's record is now 10-13-1. As for Pearsall, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-21.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Devine will take on rival Floresville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pearsall is set to face off against their familiar foe Somerset at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
