Baseball Recap: Ridgeline Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Riverhawks

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 @ Ogden	17
03/28/25 vs Logan	15
03/11/25 @ Weber	15
03/08/25 @ Juan Diego Catholic	12
03/21/25 @ West Field	11

Ridgeline faced Park City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Riverhawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Miners a 9-0 shutout. The Riverhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.

Ripken Jensen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Easton Hammond looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Ridgeline let Cooper Clark and Maddux Jensen run wild. Clark got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Jensen went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Jensen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Ridgeline always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Park City only posted an OBP of .250.

The win was the eighth in a row for Ridgeline, bringing their record up to 21-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Park City, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6.

Looking ahead, Ridgeline will venture away from home to face off against Mountain Crest at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Park City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.