Baseball Preview: Point Loma Pointers vs. St. Augustine Saints
The Point Loma Pointers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Point Loma has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Point Loma owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Madison and snuck past 1-0.
The result came thanks to Matthew Garrison's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Point Loma's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eli Montgomery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 6-0 victory. St. Augustine might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Michael Ivanjack tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grayson Keleman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Point Loma's win bumped their record up to 10-5-3. As for St. Augustine, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Point Loma came up short against St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Point Loma, MJ Sweeney (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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