Baseball Recap: Manual Takes a Loss

Manual might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Kennedy who claimed the real prize. The Thunderbolts fell just short of the Commanders by a score of 15-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (ten), the Thunderbolts still had to take the loss.

Edgar Salas

Hits

04/15/25 @ Kennedy	4
03/11/25 @ Wheat Ridge	4
04/02/25 vs DSST: Montview	3
03/21/25 @ Thornton	3
04/11/25 vs Lincoln	2
+ 3 more games

Edgar Salas was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Manual's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 3-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Andrew Hernandez stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Marquez, who went 1-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

This is the second loss in a row for Manual and nudges their season record down to 6-5. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Kennedy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-5.

Coming up, Manual will head out to take on Bruce Randolph at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbolts are facing the Grizzlies at the right time seeing as the Grizzlies are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Kennedy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-4 loss against DSST: Montview on the 16th.