Baseball Recap: Harrison Gets the Win

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Harrison ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Colorado Springs Christian Lions, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 1, 2024.

Santiago Martinez

Batters Struck Out

03/20/25 @ Colorado Springs Christian	8
03/11/25 vs Pueblo East	1
03/08/25 vs Mitchell	13

Santiago Martinez and AJ Mills made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Martinez struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Mills tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. With that strong performance, Martinez is now averaging an impressive 5.5 strikeouts per game. At the plate, Martinez went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Mills scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Mills also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Harrison let Anthony Hernandez and Richard Galarza run wild. Hernandez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Galarza scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Galarza is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Harrison's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Colorado Springs Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Harrison Panthers face off against Elizabeth Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Colorado Springs Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sierra at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st. Sierra has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.8 runs per game on average), something Colorado Springs Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.