Baseball Recap: St. Joseph falls despite strong effort from Erik Furness

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 7:30am

Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Knights vs. Arroyo Grande Eagles

St. Joseph was the 6-5 winner over Arroyo Grande when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Joseph Knights fell just short of the Arroyo Grande Eagles by a score of 4-3 on Friday.

Mason Majewski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.

On the hitting side, Erik Furness made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

On Arroyo Grande's side, Tanner Bournonville made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Bournonville has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bournonville was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Bournonville wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Bishop, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Arroyo Grande, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-17.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will face off against Liberty at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Liberty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Arroyo Grande, they will head out on the road to challenge Nipomo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nipomo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

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