Baseball Recap: St. Monica Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

There's no place like home for St. Monica, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-7 margin over the St. Bernard Vikings on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mariners have posted against the Vikings since March 22, 2019.

Gabriel Campbell made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

Liam Bernheimer

Runs

05/02/25 vs St. Bernard	2
04/25/25 @ Watsonville	2
04/15/25 vs Milken	2
03/18/25 @ St. Anthony	2
04/23/25 @ Aptos	1
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Gabe Villegas and Liam Bernheimer did most of the damage at the plate: Villegas went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Bernheimer went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Bernheimer is becoming a predictor of St. Monica's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Andres Olmedo, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

St. Monica hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Bernard struck out six times.

St. Monica's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-12. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Bernard, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Monica will square off against Cathedral on Monday. As for St. Bernard, they will take on Mira Costa at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3.7, the Mustangs 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.