Glenwood Springs proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 12) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over the Summit Tigers. This was payback for Glenwood Springs, who suffered a 10-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jacob Sims was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grady Aguirre, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Summit's side, Sam Eldredge put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Eldredge was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cesar Gomez and Mason Lukasiewicz did some serious damage despite the final result: Gomez scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Lukasiewicz got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Hogan Tobias was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Summit didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenwood Springs only tossed five.
Glenwood Springs' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Summit, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
As of now, neither Glenwood Springs nor Summit have any future games scheduled.
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