Baseball Recap: Longmont wins going away against Skyview

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 8:18am

Baseball Recap: Longmont Trojans vs. Skyview Wolverines

Longmont scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-5 margin over the Skyview Wolverines. The result was nothing new for Longmont, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Collin Pool made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pool was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Asher Paul was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Robbie Sekich was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.

On Skyview's side, Joseph Ontiveros was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ontiveros has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Longmont, bringing their record for this year to 9-5. As for Skyview, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.

Longmont will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Holy Family at 11:00 a.m. As for Skyview, they will head out on the road to take on Adams City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps