Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Saints vs. Severn School Admirals
St. Mary is 6-0 against Severn School since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Mary's Saints will stay at home for another game and welcome the Severn School Admirals at 4:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
St. Mary's is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past St. Paul's 13-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Severn School put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Glenelg Country a 10-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Severn School who now have five in a row.
Jason Martino and Ben Campion made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Martino tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Campion pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Martino scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Campion went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sean Ward, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brendan Szydlik, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Mary's pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Severn School, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid win over Severn School when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Campion, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Mary's still be able to contain Campion? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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