Baseball Recap: Jake Downing and Ian Josephson secure win for Serra

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 7:54am

Baseball Recap: Serra Padres vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs

Serra stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs a 6-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Serra.

The result came thanks to Sam Kretsch's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Serra let Ian Josephson and Jake Downing loose on the outfield. Josephson went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base, while Downing went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Damelio, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

Serra's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Archbishop Mitty, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10-1.

Serra will have a chance to go back-to-back against Archbishop Mitty: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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