Baseball Recap: Rangely Comes Up Short

Rangely extended their losing streak to seven on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 2-7 in the process. They lost 11-5 to the North Fork Miners. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Miners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 back in March.

Rangely saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Carlson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Trey Lewis also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

As for North Fork, the win got them back to even at 6-6. Considering they have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

On North Fork's side, Payson Pene made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Pene also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Fork is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Pene was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

In other pitching news, Konnor Crawford looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Mario Gama was incredible, going 2-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Skyler Anderson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

Coming up, Rangely is taking a road trip to take on Buena Vista at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. North Fork has already played their next game (against Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.