Baseball Recap: Coal Ridge's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Titans

Margin (Wins)

03/29/25 @ Roaring Fork	18
04/05/25 vs Gunnison	10
03/21/25 vs Montezuma-Cortez	10
04/08/25 vs Grand Junction Central	9
03/12/25 @ Glenwood Springs	9

Coal Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Grand Junction Central Warriors 11-2. Considering the Titans have won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Julian Perez and Ben Simons made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Perez tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Simons struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Perez a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Perez went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Simons scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Coal Ridge is undefeated when Simons posts two or more runs, but 1-2-1 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jakson Slade was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Logan Harlow was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

Coal Ridge's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Grand Junction Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.

Looking ahead, Coal Ridge will square off against Aspen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grand Junction Central, they will face off against Durango at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Demons have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.