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The North Fork (Hotchkiss, CO) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) by a score of 21-9.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Montezuma-Cortez	2	10	1	2	0	1	5	21	21	1
North Fork	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	9	9	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

North Fork (25-26)

Montezuma-Cortez

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.477	54	44	21	21	17	8	2
4	B. Stiegelmeyer (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
6	Brennen Powell (So)	.333	6	6	2	2	0	1	0
7	Jaiden Istenes (Sr)		3	0	2	0	0	0	0
9	Parker Conrad (Sr)	.667	6	6	2	4	1	2	0
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	.500	6	6	3	3	5	2	1
17	Kallan Wirth (Sr)	.500	3	2	3	1	0	0	0
20	Jaris McDonald (Sr)	.667	3	3	1	2	3	0	0
21	Michael Krupa (Jr)	.250	6	4	3	1	1	0	0
22	Bryson Schmitt (Fr)	.500	6	4	0	2	2	1	0
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	.000	4	4	2	0	0	0	0
27	Tegan Mestas (Jr)	.667	6	6	0	4	3	2	0
32	Zhander Higgins (So)	.500	3	2	2	1	1	0	1

North Fork

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.276	37	29	9	8	6	2	1
1	Tate Carver (So)	.500	5	2	1	1	1	0	0
2	Joe Hollembeak (Sr)	.500	5	4	3	2	3	1	1
5	Mason Caudle (Sr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	B. Laiminger (Jr)	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
8	Payson Miller (Jr)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	.500	4	4	0	2	1	0	0
12	Gage Adam (Sr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
14	Konnor Crawford (Jr)	.333	4	3	2	1	0	1	0
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
18	Tiago Alves (Fr)	.333	4	3	1	1	1	0	0

Montezuma-Cortez

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	10	4	2	1	11	.574	.795	1.369
4	B. Stiegelmeyer (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
6	Brennen Powell (So)	0	0	1	1	4	.333	.500	.833
7	Jaiden Istenes (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
9	Parker Conrad (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	.667	1.000	1.667
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	0	0	0	0	5	.500	1.333	1.833
17	Kallan Wirth (Sr)	1	1	0	0	1	.667	.500	1.167
20	Jaris McDonald (Sr)	0	1	0	0	3	.667	.667	1.334
21	Michael Krupa (Jr)	2	0	1	0	2	.500	.250	.750
22	Bryson Schmitt (Fr)	2	0	0	0	3	.667	.750	1.417
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	0	1	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
27	Tegan Mestas (Jr)	0	1	0	0	3	.667	1.000	1.667
32	Zhander Higgins (So)	1	0	0	0	1	.667	2.000	2.667

North Fork

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	7	9	1	1	8	.432	.448	.880
1	Tate Carver (So)	3	1	0	0	0	.800	.500	1.300
2	Joe Hollembeak (Sr)	0	1	1	0	5	.600	1.500	2.100
5	Mason Caudle (Sr)	1	2	0	0	5	.250	.000	.250
7	B. Laiminger (Jr)	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	0	0	0	0	5	.500	.500	1.000
12	Gage Adam (Sr)	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
14	Konnor Crawford (Jr)	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.667	1.167
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.000	.333
18	Tiago Alves (Fr)	1	2	0	0	3	.500	.333	.833

Montezuma-Cortez

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	7
6	Brennen Powell (So)	1
9	Parker Conrad (Sr)	2
17	Kallan Wirth (Sr)	1
20	Jaris McDonald (Sr)	2
21	Michael Krupa (Jr)	1

North Fork

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
1	Tate Carver (So)	1
2	Joe Hollembeak (Sr)	1

Montezuma-Cortez

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.955	22	21	1
4	B. Stiegelmeyer (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
6	Brennen Powell (So)	1.000	3	3	0
9	Parker Conrad (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
20	Jaris McDonald (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
21	Michael Krupa (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
22	Bryson Schmitt (Fr)	.900	10	9	1
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	1.000	1	1	0

North Fork

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.778	27	21	6
1	Tate Carver (So)	1.000	4	4	0
2	Joe Hollembeak (Sr)	.667	3	2	1
5	Mason Caudle (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
7	B. Laiminger (Jr)	.000	2	0	2
8	Payson Miller (Jr)	1.000	6	6	0
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	.667	6	4	2
14	Konnor Crawford (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	.667	3	2	1

Montezuma-Cortez

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	6.00	1	1.000	1
6	Brennen Powell (So)	0.00	0		1
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	0.00	0		1
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	21.00	0		1
27	Tegan Mestas (Jr)	0.00	1	1.000	1

North Fork

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	17.00	1
2	Joe Hollembeak (Sr)		1
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	70.00	1
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	26.25	1
18	Tiago Alves (Fr)	3.00	1

Montezuma-Cortez

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	9	9	6	7	9	1	38	30
6	Brennen Powell (So)	1	2	2	0	1	3	0	7	6
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	2	0	0	0	3	3	0	9	6
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	2	5	6	6	3	3	1	14	11
27	Tegan Mestas (Jr)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	7

North Fork

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	20	21	17	10	4	2	54	44
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	1	10	12	10	4	0	0	19	15
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	1.1	3	5	5	3	0	1	10	7
18	Tiago Alves (Fr)	4.2	7	4	2	3	4	1	25	22

Montezuma-Cortez

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.300	.447	4	1	153	1
6	Brennen Powell (So)	.333	.429	1	0	29	0
13	Cory Carver (Sr)	.000	.333	1	0	41	0
25	Zye Kuenzler (So)	.455	.571	2	0	55	1
27	Tegan Mestas (Jr)	.286	.375	0	1	28	0

North Fork

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.455	.556	203	6
11	Bronson Hall (Jr)	.667	.737	69	3
15	Kyler Kendall (So)	.429	.600	35	1
18	Tiago Alves (Fr)	.318	.400	99	2

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Game Story

Colorado High School Baseball - North Fork loses to Montezuma-Cortez

May 2, 2026: Hotchkiss, CO 81419

Montezuma-Cortez Panthers (Cortez, CO) followers left the game satisfied Saturday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the host North Fork Miners (Hotchkiss, CO), 21-9 in a non-league match.

With the triumph, Montezuma-Cortez moves its record to 14-5 on the season. The Panthers travel to North Fork (Hotchkiss, CO) to confront the Miners in a non-league match on Saturday, May 2. The Miners come into the match with a record of 12-6. North Fork won 19-5 in their recent non-league match against Center (Center, CO)

The Miners now possess a 12-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Montezuma-Cortez for a non-league match on Saturday, May 2. North Fork will confront a Panthers squad coming off a 6-4 non-league win over San Juan (Blanding, UT). The Panthers record now stands at 12-5.

MCHS @ North Fork Baseball Game Info

Sat., May. 2, 2026 @ 11a

The North Fork (Hotchkiss, CO) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) by a score of 21-9.

Rankings & Records

Montezuma-Cortez (25-26)

CO	Class
46	6

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
20-7	8-0	8-3	10-2	2-2	.741	1.000	313	144

North Fork (25-26)

CO	Class
156	22

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
13-11	8-2	8-5	4-5	1-1	.542	.800	225	226

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Montezuma-Cortez	2.6	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.2	1.7	2.1	11.6	11.3	1.4
North Fork	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.7	1.3	2.4	1.6	9.4	9.1	2.8

Head-to-Head

Montezuma-Cortez won last month

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

Montezuma-Cortez 2 10 1 2 0 1 5 21 21 1
North Fork 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 9 2

The Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against North Fork (Hotchkiss, CO) by a score of 21-9.
Box score
Montezuma-Cortez won last month

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

Montezuma-Cortez 6 1 2 2 7 - - 18 14 2
North Fork 0 0 0 0 2 - - 2 2 4

The Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against North Fork (Hotchkiss, CO) by a score of 18-2.
Box score

5/2 @ 1p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Montezuma-Cortez	6	1	2	2	7	-	-	18	14	2
North Fork	0	0	0	0	2	-	-	2	2	4

Team Stat Comparison

Montezuma-Cortez		North Fork
.416	Batting Average	.344
.515	On Base Percentage	.458
.617	Slugging Percentage	.489
.920	Fielding Percentage	.830
.769	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

Montezuma-Cortez		North Fork	National Avg.
#32 Zhander Higgins.667	Batting Average	#3 Ethan Osborn1.000	.243
#32 Zhander Higgins.750	On Base Percentage	#3 Ethan Osborn1.000	.385
#32 Zhander Higgins1.167	Slugging Percentage	#3 Ethan Osborn1.000	.312
#3 Easton Pixler.978	Fielding Percentage	#3 Ethan Osborn1.000	.859
#27 Tegan Mestas.857	Win Loss Percentage	#11 Bronson Hall1.000	.530

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Montezuma-Cortez	4-0		North Fork	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/2/26	Montezuma-Cortez	Roaring Fork	(W) 22-2	5/5/26	North Fork	Roaring Fork	(L) 7-6
4/18/26	Montezuma-Cortez	Pagosa Springs	(W) 11-1	3/14/26	Pagosa Springs	North Fork	(L) 18-15
4/18/26	Montezuma-Cortez	Pagosa Springs	(W) 15-1	3/14/26	Pagosa Springs	North Fork	(W) 18-16
5/16/26	Pagosa Springs	Montezuma-Cortez	(W) 13-0

Record Breakdown

Montezuma-Cortez (25-26)		North Fork (25-26)
20-7	Overall	13-11
8-0	League	8-2
4-2	Non-League	4-7
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
4-0	Common Opponent	1-2
8-3	Home	8-5
10-2	Away	4-5
2-2	Neutral	1-1
2-2	Playoff	0-1
17-5	In-State	13-11
3-2	Out-of-State	0-0