Baseball Game Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
By Team Reports
Apr 5, 2025, 3:39am
Baseball Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
St. Patrick-St. Vincent has gone 8-2 against Salesian College Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bruins will welcome the Pride at 12:00 p.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Friday, St. Patrick-St. Vincent made easy work of Bethel and carried off a 14-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won nine in a row.

Bo Smith
04/02/25 @ Bethel | 3 |
02/28/25 @ American Canyon | 3 |
02/25/25 vs Drew | 3 |
04/04/25 vs Bethel | 2 |
03/20/25 @ Hercules | 2 |
+ 6 more games |
The team relied heavily on Bo Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of St. Patrick-St. Vincent's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
St. Patrick-St. Vincent always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to El Cerrito.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Salesian College Preparatory's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Patrick-St. Vincent has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .452. It's a different story for Salesian College Preparatory, though, as they've only averaged .306. Will they be able to contain St. Patrick-St. Vincent's hitters?
St. Patrick-St. Vincent took their victory against Salesian College Preparatory when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-2 score. Do the Bruins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pride turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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