Baseball Recap: Clear Creek comes up short despite Raymond Kurtz's strong performance

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 8:22pm

Baseball Recap: Clear Creek Golddiggers vs. Byers Bulldogs

Clear Creek lost against Byers back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Clear Creek Golddiggers lost 12-3 to the Byers Bulldogs. Clear Creek has not had much luck with Byers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Raymond Kurtz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

Even though they lost, Clear Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

On Byers' side, Chase Long was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Long was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chas Buttefield, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alan Brewer, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.

Clear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Byers, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clear Creek will take on Denver Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Denver Christian is coming into the contest with seven straight wins on the road, so Clear Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Byers, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Yuma, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m.

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