Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Durango

Trailblazers

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Lincoln	21
04/07/25 vs Valley	17
04/09/25 @ Valley	16
04/16/25 @ Cimarron-Memorial	12
03/19/25 vs Las Vegas	10

Durango had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They never let the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.

Alexander Mercurius made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Durango let Aiden Farrell and Kysyn Kauahipaula run wild. Farrell scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Kauahipaula went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Kauahipaula has posted since back in March. Carson Crosby was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

Durango always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cimarron-Memorial only posted an OBP of .118.

Durango's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Cimarron-Memorial, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-15.

Durango will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.