Baseball Preview: Kennedy Fighting Irish vs. Pacifica Mariners
Kennedy is 1-9 against Pacifica since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Kennedy Fighting Irish will be playing at home against the Pacifica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kennedy: 3.5, Pacifica: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kennedy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Savanna a 9-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Kennedy with their most commanding win of the season.
Austin Nering made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Nering has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nering was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Adam Korenberg tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Carlos Tapia, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pacifica waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Tillers.
Kennedy's victory bumped their record up to 9-12-1. As for Pacifica, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Kennedy couldn't quite finish off Pacifica in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Kennedy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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