Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for St. John's

Islanders

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Charleston Math & Science	16
04/08/25 vs Military Magnet Academy	15
03/27/25 vs Timberland	15
04/09/25 @ Woodland	13
04/10/25 vs Palmetto Christian Academy	9

St. John came out on top against Branchville on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Islanders put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 10-4 victory. The Islanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Will Shelton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Shelton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oliver Jayne, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ben Shelton, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

St. John's kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.8.

The win (which was St. John's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Branchville, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

Looking ahead, St. John's will face off against Porter-Gaud at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Branchville, they will take on Orangeburg Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Yellow Jackets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.