Arvada West won the last time they faced Grandview and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Arvada West Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Grandview Wolves 6-5.
Beau Friesen and Luke Alonso made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Friesen pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Alonso pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At bat, Friesen got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI, while Alonso scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Kolten DeGroot looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
Tate Deal
| 03/12/25 vs Grandview | 4 |
| 05/07/24 vs Columbine | 3 |
| 05/04/24 @ Chatfield | 3 |
| 04/30/24 @ Dakota Ridge | 3 |
| 04/15/24 @ Erie | 3 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tate Deal, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
Arvada West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grandview only posted a batting average of .185.
Arvada West now has a winning record of 1-0-1.
Coming up, Arvada West will face off against Spring-Ford at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Grandview, they will square off against ThunderRidge at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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