Baseball Recap: Summit Comes Up Short

Summit dropped their record down to 11-5 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Glenwood Springs Demons by a score of 4-3. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Demons earlier this season, when they won 11-2.

Sam Eldredge

Batters Struck Out

04/30/25 vs Glenwood Springs	13
04/19/25 @ Rifle	11
04/12/25 @ Canon City	8
04/08/25 @ Glenwood Springs	9
03/28/25 @ Evergreen	14
+ 3 more games

Sam Eldredge was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.

Eldredge wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jojo Gambino, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.

As for Glenwood Springs, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.

Like Summit, Glenwood Springs also got a great game from a two-way player: Jackson Irving. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Irving was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Doll, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Looking ahead, Summit will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagle Valley at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Glenwood Springs, they will take on Basalt at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.