Baseball Recap: Lamar Wins Going Away Against Manitou Springs

Thunder

Margin (Wins)

05/10/25 @ St. Mary's	18
03/31/25 @ Rye	18
04/11/25 vs Buena Vista	15
03/22/25 @ St. Mary's	12
04/26/25 @ Salida	11

Lamar hadn't beaten Manitou Springs on the road since May 14, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Thunder put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 11-4 win. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Alex Williams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Axton Morales, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Alex Aguilar was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.

Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Manitou Springs, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-9.

Lamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manitou Springs, they will face off against Mesa Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.