Baseball Recap: St. Bonaventure wins going away against Bishop Diego

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 2:10am

Baseball Recap: St. Bonaventure Seraphs vs. Bishop Diego Cardinals

St. Bonaventure's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bishop Diego Cardinals as the St. Bonaventure Seraphs made off with a 14-2 win. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Bonaventure needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.

Ricky Estrada made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Estrada was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.

In other batting news, Rowen Kaiser and Nate Lajoie did most of the damage at the plate: Kaiser scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Lajoie scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Collin Barker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.

St. Bonaventure's victory bumped their record up to 9-10-1. As for Bishop Diego, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11.

St. Bonaventure will head out on the road to take on Grace at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace and St. Bonaventure are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Bishop Diego, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Thacher at 4:00 p.m. Thacher's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Bishop Diego's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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