Baseball Recap: Pine Creek Sets Scoring Season-High Against Air Academy

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Air Academy	16
04/22/25 @ Fountain-Fort Carson	16
04/12/25 @ Vista Ridge	14
03/24/25 vs West Salem	11
04/24/25 vs Fountain-Fort Carson	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Creek). They put the hurt on the Air Academy Kadets with a sharp 19-3 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

Cade Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Aiden Wilson and Kyle McDonnell did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while McDonnell went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave McDonnell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Ust, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

Pine Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Air Academy only managed six hits.

Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Air Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6-1.

Coming up, Pine Creek will head out on the road to square off against Rampart at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Air Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lewis-Palmer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Kadets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.