Baseball Preview: Lincoln Trojans vs. St. Mary's Rams
Lincoln is 2-8 against St. Mary since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lincoln Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the St. Mary's Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lincoln sitting on six straight victories and St. Mary's on nine.
Lincoln is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West a 16-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Joey Victor looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dominick Garcia was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Aiden Williams was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Tokay 10-0.
Michael Quedens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Quedens was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, St. Mary's let Brayden Wilson and Brady Errecart loose on the outfield. Wilson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Errecart scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Reis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-2 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lincoln has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lincoln was able to grind out a solid win over St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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