Grace won the last time they faced Bishop Diego and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lancers blew past the Cardinals 19-0. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Alex Van
| 04/01/25 vs Bishop Diego | 6 |
| 02/20/25 vs Nordhoff | 5 |
| 03/21/24 @ Santa Clara | 4 |
| 03/08/25 @ Dunn | 2 |
| 02/26/25 @ Oxnard | 2 |
Alex Van made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daniel Morlett and Jack Mazza did most of the damage at the plate: Morlett scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Mazza scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Mazza a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Willis, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Grace always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Diego only posted an OBP of .158.
The win made it two in a row for Grace and bumps their season record up to 6-3-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Bishop Diego, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Grace will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cardinals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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