Baseball Preview: Bishop's Knights vs. Olympian Eagles
Bishop has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Olympian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bishop's owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elsinore 2-0.
Clyde Kates made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Kates has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kates was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Bishop's got a great performance from Wesley Pearson as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Pearson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Kates wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Rippel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Olympian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southeast Career Tech.
Joaquin Roman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Olympian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Esteban Diaz, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Bishop's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Olympian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
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