Baseball Game Preview: Westminster Wolves vs. Northglenn Norsemen

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2025, 3:19am

Baseball Preview: Westminster Wolves vs. Northglenn Norsemen

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The Westminster Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Northglenn Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westminster is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Westminster barely beat Mountain Range the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolves blew past the Mustangs 15-5 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.

Brian Fieros

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/22/25 @ Mountain Range8
03/20/25 vs Kennedy5
03/10/25 @ George Washington4
04/15/25 @ Boulder3
04/12/25 vs Brighton2

Brian Fieros was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Westminster got a massive performance out of Luis Mujica, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave Mujica a new career-high. Tony Sisneros was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Westminster always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Range only posted an OBP of .357.

Meanwhile, Northglenn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Riverdale Ridge, falling 19-1.

Northglenn's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Westminster, their record is now 10-6.

Northglenn's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Westminster has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .451. It's a different story for Northglenn, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain Westminster's hitters?

Westminster came out on top in a nail-biter against Northglenn in their previous meeting on April 1st, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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