Baseball Recap: Glenwood Springs Snags Eighth Win in Last Nine Games

Demons

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Montbello	18
04/26/25 @ Montrose	11
04/16/25 vs Rifle	10
03/24/25 vs North Shore Country Day	10
04/12/25 vs Steamboat Springs	8

Glenwood Springs barely beat Battle Mountain the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Demons were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Huskies on Tuesday. The Demons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.

Grady Aguirre made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Jackson Irving and Noah Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Irving went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Smith got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Another player making a difference was Evan Neuman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Glenwood Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Battle Mountain only posted an OBP of .378.

Glenwood Springs is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Battle Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Glenwood Springs will square off against Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Demons will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Battle Mountain, they will challenge Coal Ridge at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 11.1 runs per game this season.