Saints
| 04/22/25 @ Clear Lake | 18 |
| 04/18/25 @ Upper Lake | 15 |
| 04/29/25 vs Kelseyville | 14 |
| 03/13/25 vs Credo | 14 |
| 03/25/25 vs Clear Lake | 12 |
St. Helena waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Everything went their way against the Kelseyville Knights as they made off with a 16-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tahlia Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ellie Carmichael and Emily Glakeler did most of the damage at the plate: Carmichael got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Glakeler went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Carmichael a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olive Filippini, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.
St. Helena always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kelseyville only posted an OBP of .286.
St. Helena pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kelseyville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Helena will welcome Lower Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Saints surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kelseyville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Upper Lake at 4:00 p.m. The Knights are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
