Baseball Recap: La Junta Find Success

By Team Reports May 2, 2025, 11:11am

Baseball Recap: La Junta Tigers vs. Salida Spartans

While La Junta's win against Salida wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers skirted past the Spartans 4-2. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Treyce Lovato

Earned Runs

04/08/25 vs Lamar7
03/15/25 @ The Classical Academy7
04/05/25 vs Delta4
03/29/25 vs Lamar4
04/26/25 vs Manitou Springs3
+ 2 more games

Treyce Lovato tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because La Junta is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-13 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Denahy, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Calvin Hill, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

La Junta's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Salida, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.

La Junta will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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