MEEKER | The Cowboys ended regular season ranked 30th, making it into postseason playoffs. They will be traveling to Rye this weekend for their first game.
Grand Valley came to Meeker for a double header Saturday, Damek Chintala opened it up on the mound in game one, pitching the full five innings, striking out seven, only allowing five hits and two runs. Chintala also had his bat going, scoring three of the 12 runs.
The final score was 12-2 with two run contributions from John Hampton Hightower, Clay Crawford, Trinden Powell, and Johnathan Fitzgibbons.
In game two Ryan Sullivan pitched a complete game, throwing 74 pitches striking out seven, and allowing three runs in the 13-3 win. There was a lot of contribution from the bench with 11 guys scoring led by Sullivan and Deming who each had two.
The Cowboys then turned to their next games against the Rangely Panthers. Now a double header on Tuesday due to the postponement from weather, the Cowboys took a 2-1 lead by the second inning and were able to hold on to it through through the entire game when late in the game it stretched even further when Chintala hit a two run homer, making the final score 13-3.
Game two was a turn of events for the Cowboys when the Panthers came out swinging and took the lead early winning 14-3.
The split double header meant the Cowboys and Panthers were tied in the league for wins, but the win percentage and overall wins for the season is higher for the Panthers than the Cowboys, allowing them to be ranked higher in RPI as of press time
By TIFFANY JEHOREK – Special to the Herald Times
