Baseball Recap: Skyview Academy Finds Home Field Redemption Against Clear Creek

There's no place like home for SkyView Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against the Clear Creek Golddiggers by a score of 9-5 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.

Gage Baumann and Chris Gallegos were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Baumann struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Gallegos struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Baumann has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Baumann went 3-for-4 with four RBI, while Gallegos went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits Baumann has posted since back in April of 2024.

Logen Meyers

Runs

04/21/25 vs Clear Creek	3
04/08/25 vs Arrupe Jesuit	3
03/25/25 @ Jefferson	3
03/31/25 @ Byers	2
04/14/25 vs Bishop Machebeuf	1

In other batting news, Logen Meyers was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for SkyView Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Ballain, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

SkyView Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

SkyView Academy pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Clear Creek, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Coming up, SkyView Academy will take on Colorado Springs Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Clear Creek, they will challenge Dayspring Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.