After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Golden, Niwot was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past The Academy Wildcats 13-3. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mandy Roth
| 08/20/25 vs The Academy | 6 |
| 08/16/25 vs Golden | 5 |
| 10/18/24 vs Pueblo County | 2 |
| 10/01/24 @ Broomfield | 2 |
| 09/28/24 @ Palisade | 1 |
| 09/28/24 @ Grand Junction Central | 6 |
Mandy Roth made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowing only two earned runs while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Camryn Legh and Anna Halverson did most of the damage at the plate: Legh got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, while Halverson went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. May Herrera was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Niwot always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Academy only posted an OBP of .333.
The victory got Niwot back to even at 1-1. As for The Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Coming up, Niwot will square off against Erie at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Cougars' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for The Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 16-3 win against Wray/Yuma on the 22nd.
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