For the second straight game, Ida Baker will face off against St. Thomas Aquinas. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Ida Baker heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas, falling 11-0. Considering the last time the Bulldogs couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For St. Thomas Aquinas' part, they got a great performance from Thomas Giltner as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Giltner has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nico Sabatino was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Lopez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ida Baker only posted an OBP of .133.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ida Baker, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
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