Baseball Game Preview: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Rampart Rams

The Discovery Canyon Thunder will square off against the Rampart Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Discovery Canyon has three straight wins, Rampart has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Discovery Canyon hadn't beaten Vista Ridge on the road since May 29, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. Discovery Canyon put the hurt on Vista Ridge with a sharp 14-2 victory. Fans of the Thunder have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Carson Seeley

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/10/25 @ Vista Ridge	3
05/18/24 vs Grand Junction	2
04/02/24 @ Mesa Ridge	2
03/30/24 vs Rampart	2
05/04/24 vs Doherty	1

Carson Seeley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Tristan Propes was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Seeley wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Discovery Canyon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista Ridge only managed one hit.

Meanwhile, Rampart didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Junction on Saturday and fell 8-7.

Rampart also got a good showing from Brody Gum, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Vince Carpio was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cash Carpio, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Rampart's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Discovery Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.

Discovery Canyon couldn't quite finish off Rampart in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Discovery Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.