Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Lincoln Trojans
St. Mary is 9-1 against Lincoln since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Mary's Rams will look to defend their home field against the Lincoln Trojans at 4:00 p.m. St. Mary's will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, St. Mary's earned a 4-1 win over Lincoln.
Nico Bavaro tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Mary's saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Quedens, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Tyson Reis was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
St. Mary's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Mary's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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