For the second straight game, St. Mary will face off against Kimball. The Rams will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary's has nine straight wins, Kimball has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Mary's had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Kimball on Monday. The Rams blew past the Jaguars 16-1. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Nico Bavaro looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Dax Hardcastle
| 04/07/25 @ Kimball | 4 |
| 03/28/25 vs West | 3 |
| 03/24/25 vs West | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Oak Ridge | 3 |
| 05/09/24 vs Inderkum | 3 |
On the hitting side, St. Mary's let Dax Hardcastle and Jacob Kobrin run wild. Hardcastle went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI, while Kobrin went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four RBI gave Hardcastle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Mickle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
St. Mary's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kimball, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
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