Baseball Recap: Eastmark Drops Highest Score of Season Against Desert Sunrise

Firebirds

Team Score (Highest)

03/29/25 @ Desert Sunrise	18
02/26/25 @ Ironwood	16
03/04/25 vs Estrella Foothills	11
03/12/25 @ Mingus	7
02/27/25 vs Youngker	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastmark). They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks on Saturday. With that win, the Firebirds brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Matthew Varela looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Rosales, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Snyder, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Eastmark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Eastmark's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8. As for Desert Sunrise, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastmark will face off against ALA - Queen Creek at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. ALA - Queen Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Eastmark's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Desert Sunrise, they will square off against Dysart at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Dysart will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.