Baseball Recap: Wyatt Rudden leads Cherry Creek to victory over Grandview

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 12:59pm

Baseball Recap: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Grandview Wolves

Cherry Creek came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Grandview Wolves onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Cherry Creek might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by eight runs or more this season.

Wyatt Rudden tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Cherry Creek got a massive performance out of Connor Larkin, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brayden Yasuzawa, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Cherry Creek has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Grandview, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Cherry Creek will head out on the road to square off against Smoky Hill at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Grandview, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Overland at 4:15 p.m. Grandview is facing Overland at the right time seeing as Overland is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.

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