Baseball Recap: North Fork Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Miners

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 @ Grand Valley	12
03/29/25 @ Rangely	10
04/11/25 vs Meeker	7
04/19/25 vs Rangely	6

North Fork had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Rangely on Saturday. The Miners put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 11-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Miners, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Payson Pene was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of North Fork's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Pene was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

In other pitching news, Konnor Crawford looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Mario Gama was incredible, going 2-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Skyler Anderson was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

The win was the third in a row for North Fork, bringing their record up to 6-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Rangely, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

North Fork has already played their next matchup (against Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rangely, they will be taking part in a tournament against Buena Vista at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.