Baseball Recap: St. Bernard's Run of Four Straight Wins Now Over

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 vs Hoopa Valley	3-9
05/06/25 @ Hoopa Valley	8-1
05/01/25 @ South Fork	13-2
04/29/25 vs South Fork	19-0
04/24/25 vs Ferndale	9-1

St. Bernard dropped their record down to 17-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Hoopa Valley Warriors, falling 9-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Crusaders' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

T.C. Rinker put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

Rinker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Maples, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Maples has hit this season.

As for Hoopa Valley, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-10 record. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.

Like St. Bernard's, Hoopa Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Romero. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Romero is becoming a predictor of Hoopa Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Romero was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

In other batting news, Allen Kane was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Hoopa Valley is 6-1 when Kane posts three or more hits, but 7-9 otherwise.

Looking ahead, St. Bernard's will challenge Arcata at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoopa Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.