Baseball Recap: Brother Rice Beats St. Rita for Their 21st Straight Win

Baseball Recap: Brother Rice Crusaders vs. St. Rita Mustangs

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May 3, 2025, 11:23am

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Previous Games

05/03/25 @ St. Rita13-0
05/01/25 vs St. Rita7-2
04/29/25 vs Saint Ignatius College Prep10-0
04/28/25 @ Saint Ignatius College Prep18-7
04/25/25 vs Evergreen Park2-1
+ 16 more games

Brother Rice had already won 20 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it 21 on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Rita Mustangs a 13-0 shutout. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Brother Rice got a great performance from Brayden McKendrick as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave McKendrick a new career-high.

At the plate, Brother Rice let Gavin Triezenberg and Conner Stack run wild. Triezenberg went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Stack went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Stack has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Jackson Natanek, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Brother Rice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Rita only posted an OBP of .190.

Brother Rice's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for St. Rita, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Brother Rice will square off against rival Loyola Academy at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, St. Rita is set to challenge their familiar foe Saint Ignatius College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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