Baseball Recap: Routt Catholic triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Nolan Turner

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 8:01pm

Baseball Recap: Routt Catholic Rockets vs. Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves

In what's become a running theme this season, Routt Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let the Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Routt Catholic who now have six in a row.

Taegan Rives looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Turner, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Jace Lautemann was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.

Routt Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Routt Catholic is on the road again on Friday to play Pawnee at 4:30 p.m. Routt Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Pawnee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, they will head out on the road to face off against Mendon Unity at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mendon Unity is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

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