Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Beats Morro Bay for Their Third Straight Win

By Team Reports May 2, 2026, 5:33am

Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Knights vs. Morro Bay Pirates

Knights

Previous 3 Games

05/01/26 vs Morro Bay10-0
04/29/26 @ Morro Bay7-4
04/25/26 vs Cabrillo4-1

St. Joseph waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Morro Bay Pirates a 10-0 shutout. The Knights not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 1st (when they won 14-0).

Connor Chanley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025.

St. Joseph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

St. Joseph's record is now 20-5-1. As for Morro Bay, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Joseph will challenge rival Righetti at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Morro Bay is set to take on their familiar foe Mission College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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