Royals Finish Season With Power Surge

 

While the Bats may have swept the final doubleheader of the season, the Royals ended on a high note, hitting 5 home runs on the day and scoring a combined 15 runs on 26 hits.

 

Game 1 was much like the first meeting between the 2 teams, with the Royals holding the lead into the 7th inning before the Bats league-leading offense came through.  Kyle Tanaka pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3.  Jake Romo pitched a perfect 6th before the Bats hit around in the 7th.  In total, he allowed 9 earned over 3 innings on 10 hits and 4 walks, striking out 1.  Offensively, Zeke Guzman led the way with 3 hits and 4 rbis, including 2 home runs from the left side (he's normally a right-handed batter.)  Mike Miller also had 3 hits, while both Michael Citro and Jake Romo hit home runs in the loss.

 

Game 2 started sloppy on defense.  Mike Miller took the hill and went 3 innings, allowing only 1 earned (but 6 total runs) on 6 hits and 1 walk, striking out 1.  Rookie hurler Luc Bassi came in next and looked great for not playing organized ball in a decade.  He went 4 innings, allowing 9 earned on 8 hits and 7 walks (many on full counts), striking out 1.  Veteran Luis Valencia finished the last inning, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 1 strikeout.  Offensively, it was Jake Romo's game.  He went 2 for 3 with a double and a grand slam, knocking in 6 runs.  Miller, Guzman, Citro and Valencia each had 2 hits in the loss.

 

Double A Division - Wood Bat ONLY
TeamRecordWin %GBHomeAwayRFRALast 10Streak
Cali Rangers14-4.778-7-27-2219979-1Won 4
Outlaws12-5-1.6941.55-47-1-11621056-4Won 2
The Bats12-6.66726-36-32221486-4Won 3
Jokers9-7-2.55644-3-25-41671646-4Lost 1
Soldiers9-9.50057-22-71531735-5Won 2
Doinks and Dingers7-10-1.4176.55-42-6-11781854-6Lost 2
Threshers4-11-3.3068.52-5-22-6-11442002-8Lost 3
Royals1-16-1.08312.51-80-8-1992721-9Lost 7

 

Even with a 1-16-1 record, the Spring 2025 Royals made strides over their 0-17 Spring 2024 record.  The pitching staff was much improved, with rookie Kyle Tanaka taking home the Cy Young and leading the team in innings (35) and strikeouts (35).  Gabe Sherman led in ERA (6.43), and Andrew Miller led with the lowest batting average against (.246).  On offense, Jake Romo's big final weekend secured him the team MVP, awhile also leading in RBIs (14) and stolen bases (14.)  Romo and Zeke Guzman tied for the lead in home runs (2), while Guzman also led in runs scored (13).  Michael Citro led in hits (16), Eric Addis led in slugging (.652) and Luis Valencia won the batting title (.419).

 

The Royals will be back in the fall with a handful of new faces joining a solid core, looking to get back into the postseason.

 

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