Basalt waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Moffat County Bulldogs 12-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 15-0 on Wednesday.
Taylor Hays made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

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In other batting news, Basalt got a massive performance out of Kody Barton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Barton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Sims, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Basalt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .581 or higher in three consecutive games.
Basalt's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Moffat County, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Basalt will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Aspen at 3:00 p.m. on April 1. Moffat County has already played their next contest (against Battle Mountain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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