Baseball Recap: Sunrise Mountain Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous Games

04/17/25 - Home	15-0 W
04/15/25 - Away	13-0 W
03/27/24 - Home	4-2 W
03/26/24 - Away	11-0 W
03/29/23 - Away	9-3 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Sunrise Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past the Ironwood Eagles 15-0 on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-0 on Tuesday.

Gunnar Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Sunrise Mountain let Brandon Newkirk and Jake Pacimeo run wild. Newkirk got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Pacimeo went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Newkirk a new career-high. Riley Murphy was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

Sunrise Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Sunrise Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Ironwood, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-14.

Looking ahead, Sunrise Mountain will head out to take on Kellis at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Mustangs are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Ironwood, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-3 victory against Independence on the 21st.