Baseball Game Preview: St. Dominic Saints vs. Richmond Bobcats

The St. Dominic Saints will face off against the Richmond Bobcats on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Dominic sitting on six straight victories and Richmond on 18.

St. Dominic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Telstar, sneaking past 6-4.

Meanwhile, Richmond never let their opponents score on Saturday. Everything went their way against Boothbay as they made off with a 13-0 win. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by six runs or more this season.

Rhys Terry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, Ben Fournier was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cale Harrington, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Richmond always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Richmond pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 10.3 runs thus far. As for St. Dominic, their record now sits at 8-6.

St. Dominic took their win against Richmond in their previous meeting back in June of 2024 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.