Baseball Game Preview: Winchester Thurston vs. St. Joseph Spartans

For the second straight game, Winchester Thurston will face off against St. Joseph. Winchester Thurston will take on St. Joseph at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winchester Thurston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.

Winchester Thurston is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on St. Joseph with a sharp 18-8 win on Monday.

Lucas Picher

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/24/25 vs St. Joseph	5
03/18/25 vs Washington	4
04/04/24 vs Northgate	4
05/08/24 @ Washington	3
05/16/24 vs Hillel Academy	1

Lucas Picher made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other batting news, Kaelin Leimer was a standout: he went 3-for-6 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Leimer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Sam Hammons was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Winchester Thurston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted an OBP of .344.

St. Joseph is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2. As for Winchester Thurston, their record is now 3-1.