Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary Gaels vs. Lyndhurst Golden Bears

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Previous 6 Games

04/10/25 - Away	7-3 W
05/13/24 - Home	4-2 W
04/12/24 - Away	5-2 W
05/09/23 - Home	2-1 W
04/13/23 - Away	6-4 W
04/23/16 - Home	11-0 W

St. Mary has gone a perfect 6-0 against Lyndhurst recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Gaels will look to defend their home field against the Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Mary 3.7, Lyndhurst 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

St. Mary's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Secaucus with a sharp 13-0 victory. The Gaels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lyndhurst fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hasbrouck Heights on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 8-6. Golden Bears fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Aviators since on Saturday.

Tyler Herman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and one triple.

In other batting news, Shawn Bellenger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Max Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

St. Mary's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Lyndhurst, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.

St. Mary beat Lyndhurst 7-3 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Gaels repeat their success, or do the Golden Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.