Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Lancers vs. Dominican Knights

For the second straight game, St. Joseph will face off against Dominican. The Lancers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

St. Joseph's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dominican with a sharp 18-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their one-run performance the game before.

Mason Ballard

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/29/25 @ Dominican	10
05/02/24 vs Martin Luther	7
04/09/24 vs St. Catherine's	7
04/09/24 vs Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran	7
04/01/25 @ Racine Case	5

Mason Ballard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Rizzo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Dominic Santarelli was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

St. Joseph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dominican only posted an OBP of .286.

St. Joseph pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Dominican, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Joseph has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Dominican struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.