The Academy Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Denver Christian Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, The Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Kent Denver and fell 9-8.
The Academy got a good showing from Remmington Ewoldt, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ewoldt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Brennan Staudinger
| 04/15/25 @ Kent Denver | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Lyons | 2 |
| 03/22/25 vs Northridge | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Kent Denver | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Peak to Peak | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Brennan Staudinger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. The Academy is 2-1 when Staudinger posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Akers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Denver Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Forge Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caleb Stork made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
The Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Denver Christian, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 8-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Denver Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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