Baseball Recap: St. Paul Comes Up Short

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Previous 5 Games

04/28/26 vs La Salle	2-8
04/24/26 vs Serra	5-3
04/22/26 vs Sonora	9-6
04/21/26 @ Serra	10-0
04/17/26 @ St. Bernard	1-8

St. Paul dropped down to 12-13 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 8-2 to the La Salle Lancers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-5 back in March.

As for La Salle, their win bumped their record up to 17-7. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.

For La Salle's part, Nico Armendariz tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Armendariz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Drew Ward was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Andrew Klein, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

While St. Paul had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.