Baseball Recap: St. Anthony Has No Trouble Against St. Monica

St. Anthony lost a heartbreaker the last time they played St. Monica, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's matchup. Everything went the St. Anthony Saints' way against the St. Monica Mariners on Tuesday as the St. Anthony Saints made off with a 14-7 victory. For the Saints, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 win the Mariners walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

Jaylen Butler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. He has become a key player for St. Anthony: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise.

Austin Cassidy

Hits (Career)

03/18/25 vs St. Monica	3
03/07/25 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary	2
02/27/25 vs Glenn	2
02/17/25 vs Cerritos	2
02/25/25 @ Paramount	1

In other batting news, Austin Cassidy was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Luke DeGiorgio was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

St. Anthony always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

St. Anthony's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for St. Monica, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

St. Anthony will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Monica: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.