Baseball Game Preview: Rifle Bears vs. Summit Tigers

Bears

Runs

04/16/25 @ Glenwood Springs	1
04/12/25 @ Eagle Valley	11
04/12/25 @ Eagle Valley	2
04/09/25 @ Aspen	10
04/05/25 @ Steamboat Springs	10
+ 8 more games

The Rifle Bears will take on the Summit Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Rifle managed to slip by Glenwood Springs the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bears lost 11-1 to the Demons on Wednesday. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Rifle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quentin Kramer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, Summit was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Battle Mountain as they made off with a 13-1 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.

Lucas Comcowich made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Comcowich was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Matty Misch was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jagger Roberts was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.

Summit kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Battle Mountain only managed two hits.

Summit's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Rifle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rifle has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Summit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Rifle beat Summit 6-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.