Baseball Recap: Benedictine picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 6:09pm

Baseball Recap: Benedictine Cadets vs. New Hampstead Phoenix

There's no place like home for Benedictine, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They never let the New Hampstead Phoenix onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Benedictine, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Grayson Britt looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Benedictine got a massive performance out of Ross Ducey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Joseph Garner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

Benedictine pushed their record up to 16-11 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for New Hampstead, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-23.

Benedictine will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Hampstead: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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