Baseball Recap: The Academy Wildcats vs. Wheat Ridge Farmers
The Academy won the last time they faced Wheat Ridge, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went The Academy Wildcats' way against the Wheat Ridge Farmers as The Academy Wildcats made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for The Academy.
Tony Fabian and Brennan Staudinger were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Fabian struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Staudinger pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Fabian scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Staudinger went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Dylan Akers was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Zack Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Wheat Ridge's side, Nathan Trione Jr was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The Academy pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wheat Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
The Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Timnath at 10:00 a.m. Timnath is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Wheat Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Westminster at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westminster is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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