Baseball Recap: Colville Finds Home Field Redemption Against Riverside

Crimson Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/10/25 vs Riverside	16
05/03/25 vs Riverside	15
05/03/25 vs Riverside	10
04/22/25 vs Medical Lake	10
03/15/25 vs Omak	8

There's no place like home for Colville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Riverside Rams with a sharp 17-1 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Crimson Hawks, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Kale Long made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Bateman, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Colville is 4-1 when Bateman posts two or more runs, but 6-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ficher Hilderbrandt, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Colville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Colville pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Colville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-5 win against Medical Lake on the 10th. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.