Baseball Recap: Niwot Find Success

Niwot posted their closest win since March 6th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Horizon Hawks 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.

Henry Noblin

Base on Balls Against

03/13/25 @ Lewis-Palmer	2
04/08/25 @ Horizon	1
03/20/25 vs Forest Grove	1

Henry Noblin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Niwot is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-4 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Haden Shaw, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Kaige Kennedy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

The win got Niwot back to even at 5-5. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Niwot didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-1 defeat against Centaurus on the 10th. As for Horizon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 12-4 loss against Legacy on the 10th.