June 18 2021 The Colorado Springs Snow Sox defeated the Salina Stockade 33-3 at Spurgeon Field, scoring 24 hits and taking advantage of two Salina errors. Colorado Springs broke open the game with seven runs in the second inning, added two in the third, 10 in the fifth and 14 in the seventh. Salina scored once in the first and twice in the fifth.
Dakota Popham led the Snow Sox offense by going 5-for-5 with two home runs, four runs scored and eight RBIs.
Robb Paller went 3-for-5 with six RBIs, while
Markus Bracey drove in five runs and
Thomas Jeffries added three hits and five RBIs.
Alex Jackson scored five runs and finished 3-for-6 with three RBIs. Salina collected six hits, with
Peter Pena going 2-for-2 and
Jordan Anderson providing the teams lone RBI.
Colton Walker earned the win for Colorado Springs after allowing six hits and three runs over eight innings. He surrendered no earned runs, walked three and struck out eight. Salina starter
Carlos Edwards took the loss after giving up 12 hits and 14 runs, 12 earned, in 4.2 innings;
Drake Ayala allowed 12 hits and 19 runs over 3.1 innings.
