Baseball Recap: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Christian Patriots
After flying high against Christian last Monday, Cathedral Catholic came back down to earth. The Cathedral Catholic Dons took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Christian Patriots on Wednesday. Cathedral Catholic was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
Cathedral Catholic got a good showing from Trey Telfer, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Telfer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brooks Bachman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Cathedral Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian only tossed three.
On Christian's side, D. H. Kim was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Kim was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Christian got a great performance from Logan Major as he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Xavier Farnum, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Cathedral Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Christian, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6.
While Cathedral Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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