Baseball Recap: Mead Wins Going Away Against Berthoud

Mavericks

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 @ Thompson Valley	13
03/22/25 @ Palmer Ridge	12
03/11/25 @ Pueblo South	10
03/15/25 @ Pueblo Central	9
03/25/25 vs Berthoud	7

Mead made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Berthoud, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Mead put the hurt on Berthoud with a sharp 11-4 victory on Tuesday. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Mead got a great performance from Kaleb Walter as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Walter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Willie Eilers and Edison Burke did most of the damage at the plate: Eilers went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Burke scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave Burke a new career-high. Charlie Baker was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Mead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.

Mead's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Berthoud, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mead will venture away from home to take on Holy Family at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mead 3.1, Holy Family 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Berthoud, they are taking a road trip to challenge Thompson Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thompson Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something Berthoud will no doubt try to take advantage of.