Bishop O'Dowd typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Berkeley proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Berkeley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Berkeley got a great performance from Julian Ito as he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Ito has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Berkeley's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Nordman, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Bishop O'Dowd's side, Nikolas Haas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
Berkeley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6-1.
Berkeley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bishop O'Dowd: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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