Baseball Game Preview: Sterling Tigers vs. Arvada Bulldogs

The Sterling Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Arvada Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sterling is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Sterling beat Weld Central 9-4. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won three in a row.

Cooper Burton

Base on Balls Against

05/02/25 vs Weld Central	2
04/24/25 vs Valley	0
04/22/25 @ University	2
04/19/25 vs Bennett	1
04/15/25 vs Eaton	2

Cooper Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Sterling let Ethan Felzien and Ein Denning run wild. Felzien earned two RBI and two runs, while Denning went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Felzien has posted since back in April of 2024. Robbie Carrasco also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Arvada lost 11-4 to Alameda on Saturday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

Arvada saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harley Medina, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another was Isaac Martinez, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Arvada's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Sterling, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.

Sterling suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Arvada in their previous matchup back in April of 2015. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.