Baseball Recap: Logan Has No Trouble Against Cimarron

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Mora	32
03/31/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent	13
03/28/25 @ Clayton	11
03/24/25 @ Tucumcari	10
04/14/25 vs Cimarron	8

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Santa Rosa, Logan was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cimarron Rams with a sharp 11-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Aydin Kotara and Kale Griffiths made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kotara struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Griffiths pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kotara has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Kotara scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Griffiths scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Hayden Bruhn and Devin Kotara did most of the damage at the plate: Bruhn went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Devin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kotara is becoming a predictor of Logan's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Bill DeLuca, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Logan's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Cimarron, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Logan will face off against rival Magdalena at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cimarron is set to take on their familiar foe Grady at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.