Baseball Recap: St. Xavier finds home field redemption against Badin

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 5:34pm

Baseball Recap: St. Xavier Bombers vs. Badin Rams

There's no place like home for St. Xavier, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Badin Rams 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Xavier also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2018.

Jack Ryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, St. Xavier saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Brus, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

St. Xavier's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-19. As for Badin, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6.

St. Xavier will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Milford at 11:00 a.m. The last four games Milford has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Badin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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