Baseball Game Preview: North Fork Miners vs. Olathe Pirates

Miners

Runs

03/19/26 @ Aspen	0
03/16/26 vs Grand Valley	17
03/14/26 vs Pagosa Springs	18
03/14/26 vs Pagosa Springs	15
03/11/26 vs Basalt	2

North Fork is 9-1 against Olathe since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Miners will head out to face off against the Pirates at 2:00 p.m. North Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.

North Fork had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Aspen put an end to it on Thursday. The Miners lost 10-0 to the Skiers. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Miners were not able to get on the board.

North Fork saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Hollembeak, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Olathe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Basalt.

Bryce Good was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

North Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Olathe, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Olathe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Fork has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Olathe, though, as they've been averaging 12 hits. Given North Fork's sizable advantage in that area, the Pirates will need to find a way to close that gap.

North Fork came out on top in a nail-biter against Olathe when the teams last played back in April of 2025, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.