Baseball Recap: St. Mary's triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Michael Quedens

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 3:19pm

Baseball Recap: St. Mary's Rams vs. Tokay Tigers

St. Mary can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tokay Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for St. Mary's as they're now sitting on nine straight.

Michael Quedens was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Quedens has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Quedens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a triple.

In other batting news, St. Mary's let Brayden Wilson and Brady Errecart loose on the outfield. Wilson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Errecart scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Errecart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyson Reis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Tokay, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.

St. Mary's will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. St. Mary's is on a four-game streak of home wins, Lincoln a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Tokay will take on Lodi at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Tokay has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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