Baseball Game Preview: St. John's Islanders vs. Branchville Yellow Jackets

The St. John's Islanders will head out to square off against the Branchville Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

St. John's will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. The Islanders came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 8-4 on Monday. With that victory, the Islanders brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Oliver Jayne

Runs

04/21/25 vs Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics	2
04/09/25 @ Woodland	2
04/08/25 vs Military Magnet Academy	2
03/28/25 vs Charleston Math & Science	2
03/27/25 vs Timberland	2
+ 4 more games

Oliver Jayne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Jayne was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for St. John's: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

In other batting news, Antonio Hernandez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of St. John's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Robert Grant was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Branchville nor Edisto made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Yellow Jackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Cougars. The victory continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won eight in a row.

The team relied heavily on Mason McCormack, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Henry Phalen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

St. John's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Branchville, the win got them back to even at 7-7.