Baseball Preview: Seton Catholic Cougars vs. Vashon Island Pirates
The Seton Catholic Cougars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Vashon Island Pirates. Seton Catholic knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Vashon Island likes a good challenge.
Seton Catholic stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They beat Tenino by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. Seton Catholic's win was all the more impressive since Tenino was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Ryker Ruelas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Nebels, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vashon Island got themselves on the board against Charles Wright on Saturday, but Charles Wright never followed suit. They skirted past the Tarriers 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Vashon Island.
Ethan Hawkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. Hawkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hawkins was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Finn Magonegil was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Seton Catholic pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Vashon Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
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