Baseball Recap: Damien Comes Up Short

Damien lost against Bishop Amat back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Damien Spartans took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop Amat Lancers. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Andrew Torres was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Damien saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Mansour, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Ryan Boyle also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Damien now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Bishop Amat, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Damien will welcome St. John Bosco at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Damien's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so St. John Bosco's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop Amat, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Paul at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Amat: 2.8, St. Paul: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.