Baseball Recap: St. Dominic falls despite strong effort from Evan Luke

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 5:35pm

Baseball Recap: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars

On Friday, St. Dominic faced Fort Zumwalt West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Dominic Crusaders fell just short of the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars by a score of 4-3.

St. Dominic got a good showing from Evan Luke, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Cooper Montgomery made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

On Fort Zumwalt West's side, Nolan Sissom made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sissom was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.

Sissom wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Young, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

St. Dominic's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Fort Zumwalt West, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season.

St. Dominic will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Washington at 4:30 p.m. Fort Zumwalt West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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