Baseball Recap: Benjamin Comes Up Short

Benjamin and St. John Paul II Academy squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Benjamin had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Buccaneers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 2-0.

Johnny Havlicek was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Havlicek was also solid in the batter's box, getting three hits from his three at bats.

Havlicek wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derek Rubin, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Benjamin's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-13. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for St. John Paul II Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7-1.

Benjamin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. John Paul II Academy has already played their next match (against Cardinal Newman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.