Baseball Game Preview: St. Bonaventure Seraphs vs. Bishop Diego Cardinals

St. Bonaventure is 9-1 against Bishop Diego since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Seraphs will venture away from home to take on the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Bishop Diego's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

St. Bonaventure is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Canyon a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. The Seraphs have beaten the Cowboys the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cowboys has come to flipping the script.

Aaron Byrd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Collin Barker

Hits (Career)

04/10/25 vs Canyon	3
03/19/25 vs de Toledo	2
04/08/25 vs Bishop Diego	1
03/27/25 vs Thacher	1
03/25/25 @ Thacher	1

In other batting news, St. Bonaventure got a massive performance out of Collin Barker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave Barker a new career-high. Wyatt Richardson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

St. Bonaventure always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Bishop Diego was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to St. Bonaventure, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Bishop Diego's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for St. Bonaventure, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.

Everything went St. Bonaventure's way against Bishop Diego in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as St. Bonaventure made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Seraphs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.