Baseball Recap: Fort Collins starts season with victory at home

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2024, 1:21pm

Baseball Recap: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Smoky Hill Buffaloes

Fort Collins took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They never let the Smoky Hill Buffaloes onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Fort Collins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Sean Togher made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Togher was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

In other pitching news, Kaden Baete looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaden Souders, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Nathan Snyder was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Smoky Hill dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Fort Collins will square off against Arvada West at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Smoky Hill, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Aztec at 11:30 a.m. Aztec is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

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