Baseball Recap: St. Paul Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

St. Paul never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against South East on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering the Swordsmen have won five games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Taylor Sundstrom looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Richie Avina

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/05/25 @ South East	4
03/21/25 vs La Salle	2
03/08/25 vs Oxford Academy	1
03/01/25 @ Norwalk	1
02/28/25 vs La Salle	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Richie Avina, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Noh, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.

St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for South East, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

Coming up, St. Paul is taking a road trip to face off against Paraclete at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South East, they will host Sunny Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Lancers will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.