2022 Austin Weirdos Season Ending Recap
The Austin Weirdos completed the 2022 Pecos League season with a summer filled with high scoring games, strong individual performances and a roster that gave players from across Texas and around the country an opportunity to play professional baseball.
Austin finished the season with an 18-31 record. The Weirdos scored 393 runs over their 49 games with recorded results. While the season included difficult stretches, Austin also produced several impressive victories and showed throughout the summer that its offense was capable of putting large numbers on the scoreboard.
A Fast Start to June
Austin opened June with four games in which the Weirdos alternated losses and wins.
After a 6-4 loss on June 2, Austin responded the following night with an 18-8 victory. The Weirdos then lost 11-5 before finishing the opening four-game stretch with a 7-5 victory on June 5.
That early stretch provided a preview of what would become a recurring theme throughout the season. Austin played a number of high scoring games and had an offense capable of producing big innings.
Big Offensive Victories
Some of Austin's best moments came when the Weirdos offense took control of games.
On June 14, Austin scored 16 runs in a 16-6 victory. Four days later, the Weirdos earned a 12-5 win.
Austin closed June with one of its biggest offensive performances of the season, winning 25-12 on June 26.
The Weirdos continued producing runs in July. Austin recorded a 21-0 victory on July 2, one of the most dominant wins of the entire season.
Austin also won 12-6 on July 6, followed later in the month by consecutive victories of 6-4 and 15-8 on July 16 and July 17.
The Weirdos followed those wins with a 12-10 road victory on July 18.
Christian Jones Leads the Austin Lineup
Christian Jones emerged as one of the key players in the Austin offense during the 2022 season.
The Tacoma, Washington outfielder came to Austin after playing at the University of Washington and provided the Weirdos with a combination of hitting, power and speed.
Jones produced several big games during the season and became an important presence in the middle of the Austin lineup.
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Gabriel Murillo Provides Production Behind the Plate
Catcher Gabriel Murillo was another important part of the Austin offense.
The McAllen, Texas native provided production throughout the summer and was part of several of Austin's biggest offensive games.
Murillo had one of his strongest performances during Austin's 25-run victory in late June, collecting three hits and hitting a home run.
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Aaron Cuellar Delivers a Four-Hit Game
First baseman Aaron Cuellar was part of the Austin infield after playing at Huston-Tillotson University.
Cuellar produced one of the team's best individual hitting performances late in the season when he collected four hits during an 11-10 game.
His performance was an example of the offensive depth Austin displayed when the Weirdos lineup was producing at its best.
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Alex Bolton Provides Complete Game Innings
Right handed pitcher Alex Bolton gave Austin valuable innings during the season.
Bolton came to the Weirdos from Colleyville, Texas after playing at CCBC Catonsville.
He delivered multiple nine-inning performances during the summer, giving Austin complete games at a time when professional independent baseball pitching staffs are frequently required to cover large numbers of innings.
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Jose Diaz Turns In a Dominant Outing
Jose Diaz provided one of Austin's strongest pitching performances of the season during the Weirdos' 21-0 victory.
Diaz worked five scoreless innings, allowed only one hit and struck out seven.
With Austin producing 21 runs offensively, Diaz shut down the opposing lineup and helped complete one of the Weirdos' most convincing victories of the summer.
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Jacob Hubbard Reaches Double Digits in Strikeouts
Jacob Hubbard also provided Austin with one of its most memorable pitching performances.
The Boerne, Texas right hander came to Austin with previous experience with the Houston Apollos.
Hubbard produced an impressive nine-inning outing during the season in which he struck out 11 hitters.
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Texas Players Form the Core of the Roster
The 2022 Weirdos roster had a strong Texas presence.
Alex Bolton came from Colleyville. Austin Requena was from Lufkin. Jacob Hubbard was from Boerne. Jose Diaz was from San Antonio. Marcos Munoz came from Uvalde. Marshall Mindieta, Aaron Cuellar, Santiago Rodriguez and Kyler LeRoux were from Houston, while Reese Gilmore and Tyler Blair were from Austin.
That Texas foundation was joined by players from around the country, including Christian Jones from Washington, Antonio Henricksen from Seattle, Aramis Cruz from Florida and Anthony Lee from Nevada.
The roster included a mixture of rookies, experienced players and veterans with previous professional baseball experience.
July Brings One of Austin's Best Stretches
Austin played some of its best baseball during the middle of July.
The Weirdos won 6-4 on July 16 and followed it with a 15-8 victory on July 17.
Austin then went on the road and won 12-10 on July 18, giving the Weirdos three consecutive victories.
Later in the month, Austin won another close game 11-10 on July 23 and followed it with a 14-9 road victory on July 25.
The 14-9 victory was another example of the Weirdos offense producing enough runs to take control of a game away from home.
Close Games Defined Part of the Season
Austin's final record does not fully show how many games remained competitive deep into the night.
The Weirdos lost 18-17 on June 30, 10-9 on June 29, 2-1 on July 20 and 5-4 on July 22.
Austin also played a 10-9 game on June 25.
Those one-run games showed how small the difference could be between a win and a loss during the season.
Finishing the Season With a Victory
The Weirdos ended their schedule on a positive note.
On July 31, Austin earned a 5-4 victory.
Antonio Henricksen had one of his strongest performances of the season in the finale, reaching base throughout the game and helping Austin generate the offense needed for the one-run win.
Tyler Blair also contributed in the victory, giving Austin another strong performance to close the summer.
Finishing the season with a close victory provided the Weirdos with a fitting conclusion to a year in which many of their games were decided by only a few runs.
2022 Austin Weirdos Season By The Numbers
Record: 18-31
Games With Recorded Results: 49
Runs Scored: 393
Runs Allowed: 497
Largest Offensive Output: 25 runs
Largest Margin of Victory: 21 runs in a 21-0 win
Longest Winning Streak: Three games
Austin Weirdos Complete the 2022 Season
The 2022 season was another chapter in Austin Weirdos baseball.
The Weirdos finished 18-31, but the summer included much more than the final record. Austin scored 393 runs, produced a 25-run game, recorded a 21-0 shutout and put together a three-game winning streak during July.
Players such as Christian Jones, Gabriel Murillo, Aaron Cuellar and Santiago Rodriguez helped lead the offense, while Alex Bolton, Jose Diaz, Jacob Hubbard and the rest of the pitching staff handled the demanding Pecos League schedule.
For many players, Austin provided an opportunity to continue their professional baseball careers, gain innings and at-bats and compete throughout a full summer schedule.
From an 18-run victory early in June to a 25-run offensive explosion, a 21-0 shutout and a 5-4 victory in the season finale, the 2022 Austin Weirdos provided plenty of memorable moments during their Pecos League season.
