Mater Dei waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Gibault Catholic Hawks 9-2. That's more bragging rights for Mater Dei, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Urban Stark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mater Dei got a massive performance out of Wil Harris, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Harris is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Johnny Hilmes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
On Gibault Catholic's side, they got a good showing from Noah Koeninger, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Gibault Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darrin Kunklemann, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Mater Dei's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Gibault Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-18.
Mater Dei will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Metro-East Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. Metro-East Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Gibault Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Nashville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nashville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Gibault Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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