Baseball Recap: Doherty Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 10, 2026, 11:28am

Baseball Recap: Doherty Spartans vs. Vista Ridge Wolves

Vista Ridge hit Doherty with a eight-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 9-8. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wolves earlier this season, when they won 12-3.

Derek Graham

Runs

03/10/26 @ Lewis-Palmer4
04/02/26 vs Rampart3
03/19/26 @ Coronado3
05/09/26 @ Vista Ridge2
04/21/26 vs Vista Ridge2
+ 8 more games

Derek Graham and Brody Noll stepped up to the plate in a big way. Graham went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Noll got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Graham has become a key player for Doherty: the team is 8-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Crew Miller, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Doherty now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Vista Ridge, they pushed their record up to 7-16 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, Doherty will square off against Pine Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season. Vista Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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