Baseball Recap: Rocky Mountain has no trouble against Capital

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 12:44pm

Baseball Recap: Rocky Mountain Grizzlies vs. Capital Golden Eagles

Rocky Mountain put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Capital Golden Eagles as the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Rocky Mountain as they're now sitting on six straight.

Rocky Mountain got a great performance from Chase Garrison as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Garrison has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Jackson Wendt was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Wesley Thompson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.

On Capital's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Christianson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Rocky Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Capital, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.

Rocky Mountain will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Capital, they will head out on the road to face off against Timberline at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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