Baseball Recap: Park City Has No Trouble Against Cedar

Miners

Margin (Wins)

04/25/25 @ Stansbury	12
04/11/25 vs Cottonwood	12
05/08/25 vs Cedar	11
04/16/25 @ Hillcrest	11
04/15/25 vs Hillcrest	11

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Park City walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Cedar Reds with a sharp 13-2 victory on Thursday. Considering the Miners have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jakob DeVries made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Mason Mendoza looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Alex Brannigan was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Jack Gallagher, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Park City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are a perfect 15-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Park City's win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Cedar, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.

Park City will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Reds: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.