Basalt's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Roaring Fork on Friday. The Basalt Longhorns blew past the North Fork Miners 14-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Basalt also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Kody Barton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Barton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Basalt got a massive performance out of Hayden Rowley, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Rowley continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Calum Inglis, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
On North Fork's side, Cody Pagone and Hunter Moreno did some serious damage despite the final result: Pagone scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Moreno scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Basalt's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for North Fork, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Basalt by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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