Baseball Game Preview: Poudre Impalas vs. Timnath Cubs

The Poudre Impalas will square off against the Timnath Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Poudre will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Poudre is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northridge a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Impalas as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Chase Barrett

Runs

05/02/25 vs Northridge	3
04/16/25 vs Roosevelt	2
03/29/25 vs Highlands Ranch	2
03/25/25 vs Loveland	2
03/17/25 @ San Diego	2
+ 3 more games

Benny Quast and Chase Barrett did most of the damage at the plate: Quast went 2-for-3 with five RBI, one run, and one double, while Barrett went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Barrett has become a key player for Poudre: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise.

Poudre always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Timnath couldn't beat Mead on Friday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Cubs came up short against the Mavericks, falling 11-5.

Colton Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Poudre's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Timnath, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.