It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Collins had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Heritage Eagles by a score of 10-6. Winning may never get old, but the Lambkins sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Evan Gaschler looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Kaden Souders
| 05/16/26 vs Heritage | 6 |
| 04/16/25 vs Loveland | 5 |
| 04/23/26 vs Greeley West | 4 |
| 03/13/26 vs Monarch | 3 |
| 04/04/26 @ Riverdale Ridge | 2 |
At the plate, Kaden Souders and Dylan Rubenstein did most of the damage at the plate: Souders fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-5, while Rubenstein went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those six RBI gave Souders a new career-high. Sammy Stanford also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Fort Collins lost a few balls and finished the game with five home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Fort Collins' record is now 16-8. As for Heritage, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-11-1.
Looking ahead, Fort Collins will challenge Chatfield at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lambkins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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