July 3 2025 The North Platte 80s defeated the Trinidad Triggers 8-1 at Central Park, finishing with 15 hits while limiting Trinidad to six. North Platte scored twice in the fourth inning and added another run in the fifth before Trinidad answered with its only run in the seventh.
North Platte broke the game open with a five-run eighth inning.
Rico Riley went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while
Ivan Santos,
Coby Tweten,
Sean Bennett and
Alex Kornblau each collected two hits.
Tj Beninati added two hits and two RBI, and Santos and Bennett each drove in a run. Trinidad’s
Jake Tanner had the team’s only RBI.
Benjamin Smith earned the win for North Platte after allowing one run on six hits in seven innings with two walks and eight strikeouts.
Jake Boucher completed the victory with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts.
Christian Diaz took the loss for Trinidad despite allowing only one earned run over six innings; he surrendered 10 hits, three runs, walked two and struck out six. North Platte committed no errors while Trinidad was charged with four.
