The Eastmark Firebirds will take on the Flagstaff Eagles in a tournament on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Flagstaff is headed out to face a Firebirds team ready to give their home crowd a win. Eastmark lost 14-4 to St. Mary's on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Firebirds have suffered since April 8, 2025.
MJ Thames was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Cooper Frost was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Flagstaff had to kick off their season on the road on Wednesday, but they showed no ill effects. They skirted past Horizon 5-3.
Will Carpenter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Carpenter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian Welker, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Flagstaff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only posted a batting average of .143.
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