Baseball Game Recap: Overland Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:55am

Baseball Recap: Overland Trailblazers vs. Cherry Creek Bruins

Overland is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 15-0 to the Cherry Creek Bruins on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Overland of the 21-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.

For Cherry Creek's part, Cameron Larson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Larson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Cherry Creek got a massive performance out of Eddie Esquivel, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Sean Goldy, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.

Overland's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Cherry Creek, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4-1.

Overland will be playing in front of their home fans against Gateway at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cherry Creek will take on Eaglecrest at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

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