Murphy Gienger broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run in the sixth inning, and No. 3 Douglas County baseball beat No. 2 Regis Jesuit in a Class 5A matchup on Friday.
On a 1-1 count, and with no one on, Gienger lofted a home run over the fence in right field. It was just the Huskies second hit of the day — Regis Jesuit junior Chase Allen was dealing, and he ended up going 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts against one walk and three hits.
The Huskies would win, 1-0, thanks to an impressive start from junior Case Williams, who went six innings, allowing six hits and two walks against seven strikeouts. He is now 6-0 this season with a 0.79 ERA.
Gienger picked up the save, his second of the season, by pitching the seventh. He struck out one, and walked one.
Douglas County is now 14-2 this season, and picked up its second win of the week.
LAKEWOOD — The cold weather didn’t derail Chatfield’s girls lacrosse team’s winning streak on Saturday morning.
The Chargers (8-3 record, 4-0 in Jeffco League) captured their sixth straight victory with a 17-4 win over Castle View/Douglas County at Trailblazer Stadium.
Senior Ryley Caron led the way with five goals for the Chargers. Bailey Truex, Grace Talbot and Kenna Mant added three tallies each. Senior Madeline Tokarski had a pair of goals and freshman Sophie Astone put one into the back of the next.
Chatfield returns to conference action against rival Columbine (3-5, 2-2) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Trailblazer Stadium. The Chargers are leading the Jeffco League as the lone undefeated team halfway through conference play.
A big sixth inning was the difference as third-ranked Douglas County baseball rallied to beat No. 7 Rocky Mountain in a Class 5A top-10 showdown on Monday.
Down 3-1 after the top of the sixth, Douglas County plated four runs in the bottom half, and then held Rocky scoreless in the seventh to seal a 5-3 win.
Case Williams, a junior, went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and also picked up a save with three strikeouts in the seventh.
Senior Murphy Gienger pitched six innings for Douglas County, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and a walk. He had seven strikeouts.
Cade Nelson for 3-for-3 for Rocky Mountain, and also threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits and three walks.
Douglas County is now 9-1 this season, including a perfect 5-0 in Colorado, and have won six games in a row.
The Huskies have a marquee matchup against No. 1 Mountain Vista scheduled for Wednesday.
Northridge 23, Mountain View 15, Pueblo South 12, Centaurus 11, Denver North 11, Palmer Ridge 5, Standley Lake 4, Canon City 2, Golden 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out:
Golden (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
University (10)
7-0
100
1
4-0
2
Sterling
5-1
76
3
3-1
3
Delta
7-2
66
7
1-0
4
Platte Valley
6-2
54
9
3-2
5
Eaton
2-2
46
2
0-1
6
Peak to Peak
3-1
39
5
0-0
7
La Junta
5-1
32
–
3-1
8
Colorado Academy
3-1
29
–
0-0
9
Kent Denver
1-0
28
6
0-0
10
Resurrection Christian
4-2
20
8
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 16, Brush 12, Prospect Ridge 12, St. Mary’s 10, Bayfield 5, Valley 5.
DENVER — Douglas County boys lacrosse pushed its record to 3-0 to start the season with a 17-5 win over Northfield on Tuesday. Dane Delgado led the Huskies with five goals and and assist.