Monroe Catholic proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the North Pole Patriots 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted since April 30, 2024.
Brian Bast
| 05/03/25 vs North Pole | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Delta | 1 |
| 04/25/25 @ Grace Christian | 1 |
| 04/24/25 @ Houston | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Delta | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Brian Bast and Nathan Priebe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bast pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Priebe didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Bast has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Bast went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Priebe got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most RBI Bast has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, AJ Geyer was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Quirk, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The victory was the third in a row for Monroe Catholic, bringing their record up to 3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Pole, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Monroe Catholic has already played their next match (against West Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Pole will be paying especially close attention to the Rams' game: after the Rams face off against the Wolf Pack, they'll take on North Pole again at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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