Baseball Recap: Berthoud Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
May 16, 2026, 12:04pm
Baseball Recap: Berthoud Spartans vs. Montezuma-Cortez Panthers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Berthoud can now relate to. They lost 14-4 to the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Spartans have suffered since April 11th.

Gavin Kirk
| 05/04/26 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 04/06/26 vs Northridge | 3 |
| 04/02/26 vs Brush | 3 |
| 05/16/26 @ Montezuma-Cortez | 2 |
| 04/04/26 @ Northridge | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Gavin Kirk was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Berthoud: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-13 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for Berthoud and nudges their season record down to 9-15. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-5.
As of now, neither Berthoud nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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