Baseball Recap: John Jay Beats Beacon for Their Ninth Straight Win

Patriots

Previous Games

04/23/25 vs Beacon	9-5
04/22/25 vs Scarsdale	12-1
04/19/25 @ Clarkstown South	13-12
04/17/25 vs Suffern	7-6
04/15/25 @ Suffern	7-0
+ 4 more games

John Jay lost to Beacon back in April of 2016, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Patriots walked away with a 9-5 win over the Bulldogs. The victory was just business as usual for the Patriots, who after nine games remain undefeated this season.

Alex Jendras made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jendras was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.

In other pitching news, Tyler Ostrander looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, John Jay let Austin Seipp and Marc Cretara run wild. Seipp went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Cretara went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Cretara a new career-high. Landon Stitchbury was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI.

John Jay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

John Jay's record now sits at 9-0. As for Beacon, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.

John Jay and Beacon should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Patriots (ranked first) will meet New Rochelle (ranked 89th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Beacon will take on Chester at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (26 vs. 233).