After losing to Las Animas the last time they met, Rye decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Rye Thunderbolts came out on top in a nail-biter against the Las Animas Trojans on Wednesday and snuck past 5-4.
Axton Ehrlich made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. Ehrlich was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Hamler, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Las Animas' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Ortiz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ortiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Orion Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rye's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Las Animas, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rye will challenge Rocky Ford at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Rye is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Las Animas, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Crowley County at 1:00 p.m.
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