Baseball Recap: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. Dominic Bayhawks
St. Anthony's 15-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Dominic Bayhawks on Wednesday. St. Anthony's has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Anthony's had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Luke Coats and Kevin Baez Coats struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk), while Baez struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, St. Anthony's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phil Mazzola, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, St. Anthony's didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Anthony's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Dominic, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Anthony's will square off against Monsignor McClancy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Monsignor McClancy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Dominic, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Francis Prep at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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