Baseball Recap: Franco Moreno can't quite lead Battle Mountain over Summit

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 9:47pm

Baseball Recap: Battle Mountain Huskies vs. Summit Tigers

Battle Mountain lost against Summit on Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Battle Mountain Huskies took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Summit Tigers. Battle Mountain has not had much luck with Summit recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Battle Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franco Moreno, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

On Summit's side, Austin Cole tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Eldredge, who went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Tanner Gray was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Summit, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-8.

Battle Mountain will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Rifle at 11:00 a.m. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Summit, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Longmont at 3:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Longmont: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Summit has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.

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