The Summit Tigers are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Montrose Red Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Summit will be strutting in after a win while Montrose will be coming in after a loss.
Summit's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Eagle Valley 11-0.
Sam Eldredge was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gus Bradford
| 03/13/25 vs Eagle Valley | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Alamosa | 2 |
| 05/11/24 @ Steamboat Springs | 2 |
| 05/08/24 @ Battle Mountain | 2 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gus Bradford, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Lucas Comcowich was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Summit hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Montrose came up short against Alamosa on Thursday and fell 11-8.
Ryan Pankey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Chase Gleason, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Montrose's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Summit, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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