Baseball Recap: Manual Wins Going Away Against DSST: Montview

Thunderbolts

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Thornton	20
03/11/25 @ Wheat Ridge	13
04/02/25 vs DSST: Montview	11
04/22/25 @ DSST: Montview	10
04/08/25 vs Bruce Randolph	10

Manual won the last time they faced DSST: Montview and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Thunderbolts blew past the Knights 19-9. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbolts, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

Alan Whatley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Manual got a big performance out of Juan Flores-Delgado, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI. Flores-Delgado has become a key player for the Thunderbolts: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Edgar Salas was another key player, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs and one RBI.

Manual's record is now 7-5. As for DSST: Montview, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-7.

Coming up, Manual will face off against Montbello at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.47 runs per game on average), something the Thunderbolts will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for DSST: Montview, they will take on Lincoln at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 10.9 runs per game this season.