Baseball Game Preview: Chatfield Chargers vs. Columbine Rebels
By Team Reports
May 4, 2025, 12:39am
Baseball Preview: Chatfield Chargers vs. Columbine Rebels
For the second straight game, Chatfield will face off against Columbine. The Chargers will be playing at home against the Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatfield has five straight victories, Columbine has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chatfield let Columbine stack four runs on them in the second inning on Saturday but luckily Chatfield prevailed anyway. The Chargers had just enough and edged out the Rebels 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted against the Rebels since April 14, 2018.
Chatfield got a great performance from Riley Suddath as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Suddath has posted since back in March.

Colin Metz
03/13/25 @ Eaglecrest | 3 |
05/03/25 @ Columbine | 1 |
04/26/25 @ Lakewood | 1 |
04/07/25 vs Monarch | 1 |
04/01/25 @ Dakota Ridge | 1 |
+ 1 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colin Metz, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He has become a key player for Chatfield: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one home run, but 6-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Bullard, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Chatfield pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Columbine, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
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