Baseball Recap: Thunderbird Wins Going Away Against Greenway

Titans

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 vs Kellis	13
03/10/25 vs Agua Fria	11
04/15/25 vs Greenway	10
03/25/25 vs Moon Valley	10
03/06/25 @ Dysart	10

Thunderbird had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Greenway on Tuesday. The Titans were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Demons. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Austin Coates made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Hunter Donathan was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Thunderbird: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Cayden Litopoulos was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Thunderbird always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Thunderbird pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Greenway, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8.

Thunderbird will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Demons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.