Baseball Recap: Moffat County falls despite strong effort from Zaylan Kirby

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 12:52am

Baseball Recap: Moffat County Bulldogs vs. Meeker Cowboys

Moffat County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell just short of the Meeker Cowboys by a score of 7-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Moffat County of the 7-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.

Zaylan Kirby was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.

On Meeker's side, Carson Klinzmann and Jake Blazon made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Klinzmann pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Blazon struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Klinzmann got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI, while Blazon scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Sullivan, who went 5-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ethan Quinn, who went 2-for-5 with two triples and a run.

Moffat County's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Meeker, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8.

Moffat County will take on Roaring Fork at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Meeker, they will head out on the road to challenge Rangely at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meeker is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

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