Baseball Recap: Kennedy Fighting Irish vs. Century Centurions
There's no place like home for Kennedy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Century Centurions a 5-0 shutout on Saturday.
Austin Nering tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Travis Bergmann was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Nolan Owens was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Kennedy's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14-1. As for Century, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kennedy will face off against Artesia at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Century, they will head out on the road to take on Santa Ana Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Century is facing Santa Ana Valley at the right time seeing as Santa Ana Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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