Baseball Recap: Freer Gets the Win

Freer was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Crystal City Javelinas.

Aaron Espinoza made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last 12 games.

Eli Luna

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/05/26 @ Crystal City	3
02/28/26 vs Premont	2
02/19/26 vs Dilley	2
04/11/25 vs Kaufer	2
03/11/25 @ La Villa	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Luna, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Brody Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Freer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crystal City only posted a batting average of .143.

Freer's record is now 8-4-1. As for Crystal City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Freer will welcome La Villa at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Buckaroos' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Crystal City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cole at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. The Javelinas' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.