Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis). They blew past the Augustine Prep Lions 13-2 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Mariners sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Tyler Budzien
| 05/06/25 @ Augustine Prep | 13 |
| 05/03/25 @ Catholic Central | 12 |
| 04/29/25 @ Kenosha Christian Life | 14 |
| 04/21/25 vs Lake Country Lutheran | 6 |
| 04/18/25 vs Milwaukee Reagan | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Tyler Budzien and Kingston Liddell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Budzien struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Liddell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. With that strong performance, Budzien is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. At bat, Budzien got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Liddell went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Budzien is becoming a predictor of St. Francis' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Wuerl, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Augustine Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will challenge St. Anthony at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mariners are facing the Roman Legion at the right time seeing as the Roman Legion are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Augustine Prep, they will face off against Greenfield at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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