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Nucla Dove Creek

Mustangs

Bulldogs

The Dove Creek (CO) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Nucla (CO) by a score of 11-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Nucla	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	7
Dove Creek	1	3	1	1	0	5	-	11	10	3

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Dove Creek (23-24)

Nucla

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.192	26	26	2	5	1	1	1
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
3	Brycen Rummel (So)	.667	3	3	1	2	1	1	1
5	Paxtin Caruso (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
8	Owen Dinsmore (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hemmy O'Brien (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Josh Platt (Jr)	.000	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
15	Caylon Joseph (Fr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
22	Cole Bray (Fr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jackson McCabe (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Dove Creek

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.345	36	29	11	10	6	3	1
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	.500	4	4	0	2	0	0	0
4	Liam Hassell (Jr)	.750	4	4	2	3	3	0	1
5	Gage Buffington (Sr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
12	Jonathan Purkat (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	1	1	0
14	Aiden Chadd (Sr)	.500	4	2	2	1	1	0	0
19	Josh Kibel (So)		0	0	2	0	0	0	0
20	Cael Beanland (Fr)	.333	4	3	2	1	0	1	0
21	Sheldon Gardner (Jr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
33	Taber Dejane (Sr)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
42	Trevan Ivie (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	1	1	0

Nucla

#	Athlete Name	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	8	2	3	.192	.346	.538
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
3	Brycen Rummel (So)	0	0	0	.667	2.000	2.667
5	Paxtin Caruso (Jr)	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
8	Owen Dinsmore (Sr)	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
10	Hemmy O'Brien (Sr)	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
11	Josh Platt (Jr)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
15	Caylon Joseph (Fr)	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
22	Cole Bray (Fr)	2	1	2	.000	.000	.000
23	Jackson McCabe (Fr)	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Dove Creek

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	9	1	4	7	.472	.517	.989
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	.500	.500	1.000
4	Liam Hassell (Jr)	0	0	0	1	1	.750	1.250	2.000
5	Gage Buffington (Sr)	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.333	.833
12	Jonathan Purkat (Sr)	0	0	1	1	1	.500	.666	1.167
14	Aiden Chadd (Sr)	2	1	0	0	1	.750	.500	1.250
20	Cael Beanland (Fr)	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.666	1.167
21	Sheldon Gardner (Jr)	1	1	0	0	5	.250	.000	.250
33	Taber Dejane (Sr)	1	3	0	0	5	.250	.000	.250
42	Trevan Ivie (So)	0	2	0	1	1	.250	.500	.750

Nucla

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	1

Dove Creek

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	10
12	Jonathan Purkat (Sr)	1
14	Aiden Chadd (Sr)	2
19	Josh Kibel (So)	3
20	Cael Beanland (Fr)	3
33	Taber Dejane (Sr)	1

Nucla

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.767	30	18	5	7	1
1	Joseph Casillas (Sr)	.000	1	0	0	1	0
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
3	Brycen Rummel (So)	1.000	3	2	1	0	1
5	Paxtin Caruso (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	0	0
8	Owen Dinsmore (Sr)	.333	3	1	0	2	0
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	.600	5	1	2	2	0
10	Hemmy O'Brien (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
11	Josh Platt (Jr)	.000	2	0	0	2	0
22	Cole Bray (Fr)	1.000	9	8	1	0	0
23	Jackson McCabe (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1	0	0

Dove Creek

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.903	31	21	7	3
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	1.000	3	1	2	0
4	Liam Hassell (Jr)	.000	1	0	0	1
5	Gage Buffington (Sr)	1.000	6	4	2	0
12	Jonathan Purkat (Sr)	.500	2	1	0	1
14	Aiden Chadd (Sr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
20	Cael Beanland (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
21	Sheldon Gardner (Jr)	.833	6	5	0	1
33	Taber Dejane (Sr)	1.000	10	9	1	0
42	Trevan Ivie (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0

Nucla

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	2.33	1
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	3.82	1
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	0.00	1

Dove Creek

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Nucla

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	8	11	2	6	9	36	29
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	3.2	4	6	2	3	7	22	19
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	2.1	4	5	0	3	2	14	10

Dove Creek

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	5	2	1	0	8			1	26	26
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	7	5	2	1	0	8			1	26	26

Nucla

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.276	.417	1	130	1	6
2	Steele Arnold (Sr)	.211	.318	0	83	0	3
9	Jake Hulst (Jr)	.400	.571	1	47	1	3

Dove Creek

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.192	.192	0	0			85	0	0	1
3	Hunter Daves (Sr)	.192	.192	0	0			85	0	0	1

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Game Story

Colorado High School Baseball - Dove Creek prevails Nucla

April 2, 2024: Dove Creek, CO 81324

Spectators at Tuesday's league battle between the Dove Creek Bulldogs (Dove Creek, CO) and the visiting Nucla Mustangs (Nucla, CO), saw Dove Creek's baseball squad knock off Nucla by a count of 11-2.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs play the Nucla Mustangs (Nucla, CO) in a 2A/1A San Juan battle, on Tuesday, April 2. Dove Creek will attempt to move on its 3-2 season record. The Mustangs enter the battle with a 2-3 record after their 16-11 non-league loss to Olathe (Olathe, CO).

The Mustangs now possess a 2-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Dove Creek for a 2A/1A San Juan battle on Tuesday, April 2. Nucla will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 12-11 non-league loss to Shiprock (Shiprock, NM). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-2.

Rankings & Records

Nucla (23-24)

CO	Class
214	16

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
8-12-1	2-4	5-4	2-6	1-2-1	.405	.333	122	155

Dove Creek (23-24)

CO	Class
184	10

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
9-12	2-4	5-5	1-7	3-0	.429	.333	201	225

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nucla	.8	.5	.7	1.1	.9	1.0	1.6	0	0	5.8	7.7	2.0
Dove Creek	1.7	1.0	2.0	1.6	1.5	2.3	1.0	0	.5	9.6	8.7	3.8

Head-to-Head

Dove Creek won on 4/2/2024

4/2 @ 2p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Nucla 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
Dove Creek 1 3 1 1 0 5 - 11 10 3

The Nucla (CO) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Dove Creek (CO) by a score of 11-2.
Box score
Dove Creek won on 4/2/2024

4/2 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Nucla 0 0 1 0 4 - - 5 7 3
Dove Creek 2 3 8 1 1 - - 15 9 4

The Nucla (CO) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Dove Creek (CO) by a score of 15-5.
Box score
Nucla won on 4/20/2024

4/20 @ 11a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Dove Creek 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 5
Nucla 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 7 1

The Dove Creek (CO) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Nucla (CO) by a score of 8-7.
Box score
Dove Creek won last month

5/3 @ 2p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Dove Creek 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 11 6
Nucla 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 14 5

The Dove Creek (CO) varsity baseball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Nucla (CO) in extra innings by a score of 7-6.
Box score

4/2 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Nucla	0	0	1	0	4	-	-	5	7	3
Dove Creek	2	3	8	1	1	-	-	15	9	4

4/20 @ 11a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dove Creek	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	7	5
Nucla	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	8	7	1

5/3 @ 2p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dove Creek	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	11	6
Nucla	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	14	5

Team Stat Comparison

Nucla		Dove Creek
.288	Batting Average	.312
.402	On Base Percentage	.453
.349	Slugging Percentage	.407
.887	Fielding Percentage	.836
.750	Win Loss Percentage	.450

Team Leaders

Nucla		Dove Creek	National Avg.
#2 Steele Arnold.471	Batting Average	#12 Jonathan Purkat.400	.239
#2 Steele Arnold.550	On Base Percentage	#44 Frankey Montoya.667	.376
#3 Brycen Rummel.559	Slugging Percentage	#5 Gage Buffington.558	.299
#7 Keegan Tackett1.000	Fielding Percentage	#19 Josh Kibel1.000	.862
#2 Steele Arnold1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#5 Gage Buffington.600	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nucla	4-5		Dove Creek	2-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/19/24	Monticello	Nucla	(W) 3-2	4/9/24	Monticello	Dove Creek	(L) 14-4
				4/26/24	Dove Creek	Monticello	(L) 15-14
4/12/24	Ignacio	Nucla	(L) 6-1	4/16/24	Ignacio	Dove Creek	(L) 13-2
4/23/24	Nucla	Ignacio	(W) 7-1	4/16/24	Ignacio	Dove Creek	(L) 38-17
4/23/24	Nucla	Ignacio	(L) 15-0	4/29/24	Dove Creek	Ignacio	(L) 16-3
4/16/24	Grand Valley	Nucla	(L) 6-4	4/6/24	Grand Valley	Dove Creek	(W) 12-5
4/16/24	Grand Valley	Nucla	(W) 5-4	4/6/24	Grand Valley	Dove Creek	(W) 15-0
4/26/24	Nucla	Rangely	(L) 5-4	4/13/24	Rangely	Dove Creek	(L) 9-4
4/26/24	Nucla	Rangely	(W) 12-9	4/13/24	Rangely	Dove Creek	(L) 21-18
5/11/24	Nucla	Merino	(L) 10-2	5/16/24	Dove Creek	Merino	(L) 20-1

Record Breakdown

Nucla (23-24)		Dove Creek (23-24)
8-12-1	Overall	9-12
2-4	League	2-4
5-6-1	Non-League	3-7
1-3	Head to Head	3-1
4-5	Common Opponent	2-8
5-4	Home	5-5
2-6	Away	1-7
1-2-1	Neutral	3-0
1-2	Playoff	4-1
7-12	In-State	8-8
1-0	Out-of-State	1-4