Bennett won the last time they faced Arvada and things went their way on Monday too. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Evan Dear
| 04/14/25 vs Arvada | 5 |
| 04/07/25 vs Alameda | 3 |
| 04/05/24 vs North Fork | 3 |
| 03/23/24 vs Fort Morgan | 2 |
| 05/02/24 @ Elizabeth | 1 |
Evan Dear was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Bennett: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rafael Ibarra, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Bennett is 4-1 when Ibarra posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Forrest Smith also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Bennett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bennett's record is now 6-7. As for Arvada, they moved to 6-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Bennett will challenge rival Middle Park at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Arvada is set to take on their familiar foe Fort Lupton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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