Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:52am

Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Atascadero Greyhounds

St. Joseph and Atascadero are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The St. Joseph Knights will head out on the road to take on the Atascadero Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Atascadero's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Monday, St. Joseph came up short against Liberty and fell 5-2. St. Joseph has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

St. Joseph saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Even though they lost, St. Joseph hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty struck out six times.

Meanwhile, Atascadero was able to grind out a solid win over San Luis Obispo on Friday, taking the game 8-3.

St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Atascadero, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.

St. Joseph beat Atascadero 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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