Baseball Recap: Damien's Luck Changes for the Better on Monday

Damien barely beat Rancho Cucamonga the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Cougars an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Rudy O'Dell

Batters Struck Out

02/26/25 @ Ganesha	2
04/07/25 vs Etiwanda	2
03/04/25 vs St. John Bosco	3
03/31/25 vs La Habra	3
04/21/25 vs Chino Hills	3

Not much got past Rudy O'Dell, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Rancho Cucamonga off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for O'Dell.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bobby Logue, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Damien is undefeated when Logue posts one or more home runs, but 10-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Mansour, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Damien was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Cucamonga only posted a batting average of .091.

The victory got Damien back to even at 13-13. As for Rancho Cucamonga, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-8 record this season.

Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Cucamonga: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.