Baseball Recap: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Niwot Cougars
Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Niwot Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Roosevelt of the 16-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Seppe Salvatore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Bryant, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Roosevelt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Niwot only tossed three.
On Niwot's side, Brock Rothstein and Kaige Kennedy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rothstein tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Kennedy tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. At the plate, Rothstein scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Kennedy went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Henry Noblin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Niwot, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
While Roosevelt had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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