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Article: Experience name of game Rocky Mountain beats Chaparral, but everyone gets a taste of Coors Field.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- March 24, 2007
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Byline: Paul Willis, Special To The Rocky
Critics of Coors Field long have claimed that true baseball never is played at the park.
The claim carries some validity when high school teams visit, but for a vastly different reason. Because it could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience to play at the park, prep coaches make sure to empty their benches.
That was the case Friday, when Rocky Mountain blasted Chaparral 10-3 in a Class 5A nonleague game on the Rockies' home turf. For the fourth-ranked Lobos, the situation couldn't have been more ideal.
They jumped to a quick lead and scored in every inning, allowing coach Scott Bullock to ...