Baseball Recap: Four Straight Home Victories for St. Anthony

Saints

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Salesian	15
02/27/25 vs Glenn	15
03/07/25 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary	10
04/05/25 vs St. Margaret's	9
03/28/25 @ Salesian	9

St. Anthony barely beat St. Margaret the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Saints put the hurt on the Tartans with a sharp 13-4 win on Saturday. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.

AJ Ortiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, St. Anthony let John Arnold and Kyle Shisbey run wild. Arnold scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Shisbey scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Arnold a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nick Galluccio, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

St. Anthony was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

St. Anthony pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.5 runs. As for St. Margaret's, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Anthony will take on Cathedral at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Phantoms have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for St. Margaret's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Laguna Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Breakers' pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so the Tartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.