Baseball Recap: The Academy - San Francisco triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Dennis Perez

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 12:20pm

Baseball Recap: The Academy - San Francisco Wolves vs. Galileo Lions

The Academy - San Francisco entered their tilt with Galileo with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Galileo Lions on Wednesday and snuck past 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as The Academy - San Francisco also won the last time the pair played back in March.

The team relied heavily on Dennis Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Josh Kinsbourne was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.

On Galileo's side, Maxwell Hartman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hartman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Ezekiel White was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.

The Academy - San Francisco's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Galileo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10-1.

The Academy - San Francisco will have a chance to go back-to-back against Galileo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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