Baseball Recap: Evergreen Wins Going Away Against Conifer

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Wheat Ridge	17
04/17/25 vs Conifer	10
04/09/25 vs Pomona	8
04/08/25 vs Battle Mountain	8
04/01/25 @ Thomas Jefferson	6

Evergreen came out on top against Conifer on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run fifth inning. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Lobos. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

James Mauro was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Berendes, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.

Evergreen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conifer only posted an OBP of .263.

Evergreen is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Conifer, they moved to 4-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evergreen will challenge Littleton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.31 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Conifer, they will take on Denver East at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Lobos' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Angels have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.