Baseball Game Preview: Serra Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:14pm

Baseball Preview: Serra Padres vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs

The Serra Padres will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. Serra will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

In what's become a running theme this season, Serra gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Archbishop Mitty onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.

Not much got past Sam Kretsch, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Archbishop Mitty off the board. Kretsch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Ian Josephson and Jake Downing did most of the damage at the plate: Josephson went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base, while Downing went 1-for-3 with a home run. Joey Damelio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.

Serra's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Archbishop Mitty, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1.

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