Baseball Recap: Battle Mountain has no trouble against Steamboat Springs

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 11:58pm

Baseball Recap: Battle Mountain Huskies vs. Steamboat Springs Sailors

Battle Mountain had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Steamboat Springs Sailors with a sharp 12-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Battle Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Shaeffer Dodds8 and Finn Sullivan made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Dodds8 tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Sullivan tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. At bat, Dodds8 scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Sullivan went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grady Devins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

On Steamboat Springs' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wiley Cotter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Battle Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Steamboat Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Summit the next time they take the field. Battle Mountain will host Summit at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Steamboat Springs will host them at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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