It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Colorado Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Roaring Fork Rams. The win was nothing new for Colorado Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Fraser Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Owen McCandless was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Miles Evans was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On Roaring Fork's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Fenton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Colorado Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Roaring Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Colorado Academy will challenge La Junta at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. La Junta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. Roaring Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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