The Bishop Kearney Kings narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Edison Tech Inventors 10-9. That's two games straight that the Kings have won by just one run.
Anthony Ortiz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ortiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Connor Marks and Athanasius Valentini did most of the damage at the plate: Marks scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Valentini scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bishop Kearney has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Looking ahead, Bishop Kearney will venture away from home to face off against Kendall at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Edison Tech, they will head out on the road to square off against Lima Christian at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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