The Park City Miners will head out on the road to take on the Kearns Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Park City has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Park City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Cottonwood on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 12-11. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chloe Pecheux put in work while hitting and pitching. She pitched 8.2 innings while giving up five earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Olivia Johnson
| 03/24/25 @ Cottonwood | 2 |
| 04/30/24 vs Cottonwood | 1 |
| 04/05/24 vs Hillcrest | 1 |
| 03/22/24 @ Cottonwood | 1 |
In other batting news, Olivia Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Radziukinas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5.
Even though they lost, Park City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They got five more hits than Cottonwood's also-impressive total of 11.
Meanwhile, Kearns was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-3 to Hunter.
Kearns saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sky Aguirre, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
Park City's record is now 1-4. As for Kearns, their record now sits at 3-6.
Kearns' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Park City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Kearns, though, as they've been averaging 10.7 hits. Given Park City's sizable advantage in that area, Kearns will need to find a way to close that gap.
Park City might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Kearns in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can Park City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
