Baseball Recap: Sterling Drops Season-High Score on Strasburg

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

05/10/25 @ Strasburg	16
05/05/25 @ Arvada	15
03/25/25 vs Thompson Valley	11
04/29/25 @ Platte Valley	10
04/11/25 vs Fort Morgan	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sterling). Everything went their way against the Strasburg Indians on Saturday as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won five matches in a row.

Dayten DiOrio was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Aiden Ortega and Conner Gemaehlich did most of the damage at the plate: Ortega got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Gemaehlich went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four RBI gave Ortega a new career-high. Memphis Dempcy was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Sterling always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Strasburg only posted an OBP of .077.

Sterling's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Strasburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sterling will host Crowley County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Strasburg, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Elizabeth at 6:15 p.m. The Cardinals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Indians' hitters will have their work cut out for them.