Baseball Recap: St. Anthony's triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Kevin Baez

By Team Reports May 19, 2024, 3:36pm

Baseball Recap: St. Anthony's Friars vs. Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Anthony had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds. The win was familiar territory for St. Anthony's who now have six in a row.

Kevin Baez tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, St. Anthony's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Bono, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.

St. Anthony's is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Kellenberg Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

As of now, neither St. Anthony's nor Kellenberg Memorial have any future games scheduled.

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