Baseball Recap: Coalinga Has No Trouble Against Avenal

Coalinga entered their tilt with Avenal on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 20-1 margin over the Buccaneers. The matchup marked the Horned Toads' most dominant win of the season so far.

Coalinga got a great performance from Erik Hernandez as he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.

Raymond 'Dozer' Flores Jr

Runs (Career)

04/08/25 vs Avenal	4
04/04/25 vs Firebaugh	2
05/03/24 vs Avenal	2
04/18/24 @ Avenal	2
03/26/24 vs Sierra	2

On the hitting side, Raymond 'Dozer' Flores Jr was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wojewoda, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.

Coalinga always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Coalinga's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Avenal, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Coalinga is set to face off against their familiar foe Mendota at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Avenal will challenge rival Firebaugh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.