Baseball Recap: Saint Mary's Hall Has No Trouble Against Great Hearts Northern Oaks

Saint Mary's Hall won the last time they faced Great Hearts Northern Oaks and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Saint Mary's Hall Barons' way against the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins as the Saint Mary's Hall Barons made off with a 12-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Barons, who have now won three games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Brody Potter and JC Pena made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Potter pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pena tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). At the plate, Potter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Pena scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Pena a new career-high in doubles (two).

Johnnie Thienpont

Stolen Base (Career)

02/24/25 vs Great Hearts Northern Oaks	3
04/16/24 @ San Antonio Christian	2
02/14/25 @ Emery/Weiner	1
02/04/25 vs John Paul II	1
04/13/24 @ St. Anthony	1

In other batting news, Johnnie Thienpont was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Nikko Moreno, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.

Saint Mary's Hall now has a winning record of 3-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saint Mary's Hall will venture away from home to challenge Bishop McLaughlin Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, they will be taking part in a tournament against Kenedy at 10:40 a.m. on Thursday. Kenedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.