Saint Mary fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against De Anza on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dons by a score of 7-6. Panthers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Dons since on Friday.
Saint Mary's got a good showing from Cooper Nitsan, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Nitsan has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Saint Mary's saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Gilmore, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Nico Pilara was another, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Panthers
05/09/25 vs De Anza | 6-7 |
05/03/25 vs Lick-Wilmerding | 10-2 |
05/02/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 6-1 |
04/30/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 6-5 |
04/25/25 vs El Cerrito | 3-8 |
The defeat snapped Saint Mary's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-17 record. As for De Anza, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-14-1.
As of now, neither Saint Mary's nor the Dons have any future games scheduled.
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