After two games on the road, St. Joseph is heading back home. They will take on the Cabrillo Conquistadores at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph: 3.3, Cabrillo: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, St. Joseph narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cabrillo 3-2.
St. Joseph got a great performance from Hunter Hammond as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Hammond has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Joseph's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aj Stollberg, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Jack Ferguson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Cabrillo, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 20-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cabrillo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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