Baseball Recap: Caldera Comes Up Short

Caldera lost against Ridgeview back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Caldera fell just short of Ridgeview by a score of 3-2.

Griffin Sanchez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in May of 2024.

At the plate, Caldera saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Whitcomb, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Colin Ringer also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Caldera dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Ridgeview, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5.

While Caldera had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.