Manitou Springs entered their tilt with St. Mary with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the St. Mary's Pirates on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Manitou Springs also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Nate Gentzel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Martinez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Preston Rhodes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On St. Mary's side, Cole Eberhardt put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Eberhardt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Eberhardt wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Strub, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Manitou Springs has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manitou Springs will square off against Widefield at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Mary's, they will head out on the road to take on Lamar at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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