It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cathedral Catholic can now relate to. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Augustine Saints on Wednesday. Cathedral Catholic was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Augustine apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Friday.
Cathedral Catholic got a good showing from Jackson Bell, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Elijah Selga made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Michael Podstreleny, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Even though they lost, Cathedral Catholic lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post two or more home runs.
On St. Augustine's side, Tyler Wick made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wick was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Ryan Popkins looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Raphael Dunne, who went 1-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Shane Miranda was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Cathedral Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8. As for St. Augustine, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Cathedral Catholic will play host again on Friday to welcome Eastlake, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eastlake: 2.2, Cathedral Catholic: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Augustine, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Rancho Bernardo at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Bernardo: 3, St. Augustine: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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