The Windsor Wizards will square off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Windsor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
Windsor is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Pueblo East with a sharp 14-2 win on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Wizards in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won nine in a row.
Windsor got a great performance from Wyatt Gustafson as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Gustafson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Tripp Thomas
| 03/22/25 vs Pueblo East | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Denver East | 2 |
| 03/12/25 @ Roosevelt | 2 |
| 05/10/24 @ Green Mountain | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Dakota Ridge | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tripp Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Teegan Cole, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Windsor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 14-4 to Arizona College Prep.
Dakota Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Johnson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Johnson brought in this season. Jackson Barrett was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Dakota Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Windsor, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Dakota Ridge's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Windsor hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .394. It's a different story for Dakota Ridge, though, as they've only averaged .216. Will they be able to contain Windsor's hitters?
Windsor beat Dakota Ridge 10-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Windsor repeat their success, or does Dakota Ridge has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
