Baseball Recap: Porter-Gaud Has No Trouble Against St. John's

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Previous 4 Games

04/23/25 - Away	14-2 W
03/11/25 - Home	2-4 L
03/20/24 - Away	12-3 W
03/14/24 - Home	5-4 W

Porter-Gaud lost a heartbreaker the last time they played St. John, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's matchup. The Cyclones blew past the Islanders 14-2 on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Cyclones: when they faced off against the Islanders back in March, they had to take a 4-2 loss.

Sam Teich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Teich was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that he has snagged this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tony Brown, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Arnold, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Porter-Gaud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John's only posted a batting average of .158.

Porter-Gaud is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for St. John's, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.

Porter-Gaud does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John's, they will face off against Woodland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.67 runs per game on average), something the Islanders will no doubt try to take advantage of.