Grizzlies
| 03/18/25 vs Colorado Springs Christian | 16 |
| 03/29/25 vs Thornton | 15 |
| 05/12/25 vs Harrison | 13 |
| 04/10/25 vs Palmer | 13 |
| 05/13/25 vs Manitou Springs | 12 |
The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies made easy work of the Manitou Springs Mustangs on Tuesday and carried off a 15-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Locklen Lemley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Mesa Ridge is 2-1 when Lemley allows one or fewer earned runs, but 8-12 otherwise. Lemley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Brandon Bittner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Mesa Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zander Iwanski, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Mesa Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manitou Springs only posted an OBP of .360.
The win made it two in a row for Mesa Ridge and bumps their season record up to 10-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Manitou Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
As of now, neither Mesa Ridge nor the Mustangs have any future games scheduled.
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