Madera South Stallions baseball head coach Alan Sandoval turned to Nathan Ruiz against the Minarets Mustangs and he didn’t take the ball from him in a 3-2 victory at Eddie Chapa Field.
Ruiz tossed 104 pitches in a complete game victory for the Stallions’ first win of the season. He struck out 10 and allowed just two hits and one earned run.
“Ruiz was big-time,” Sandoval said. “He solidified himself as our No. 2. He did his job and threw strikes. He hasn’t pitched in years. It showed a little, especially in the first batter of the innings.”