Baseball Recap: Jesuit comes up short despite Jake Rolling's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 11:29am

Baseball Recap: Jesuit Crusaders vs. Sunset Apollos

On Thursday, Jesuit faced Sunset in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jesuit Crusaders lost 7-0 to the Sunset Apollos. The contest marked the first time this season in which Jesuit was not able to get on the board.

Jesuit got a good showing from Jake Rolling, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rolling has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Jesuit saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brode Lyman, who went 2-for-3 with a double.

This is the second loss in a row for Jesuit and nudges their season record down to 10-5. As for Sunset, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jesuit will challenge Mountainside at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jesuit is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Sunset, they will take on McMinnville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunset's pitching crew has only allowed 0.9 runs per game this season, so McMinnville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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