Baseball Recap: St. Peter's Now 10-3 over Last 13 Games

Archbishop Stepinac typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday St. Peter proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Crusaders 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Crusaders last Wednesday, they had to take a 3-0 loss.

Jake Levine

Batters Struck Out

05/29/25 @ Archbishop Stepinac	3
05/06/25 @ Regis	1
04/10/25 vs Cardinal Spellman	3

Jake Levine was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with one RBI.

In other pitching news, Joe Bello tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.

Back at the plate, Anthony Macaluso and Vincent Grimaldi did most of the damage at the plate: Macaluso went 3-for-6 with one run and one RBI, while Grimaldi went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Salvatore Fragiglio was another key player, going 2-for-6 with one run and one RBI.

St. Peter's is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Archbishop Stepinac, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-14.

St. Peter's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they will face off against St. Raymond Boys at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Ravens have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.