For the second straight game, John Carroll will face off against Mount St. Joseph. The Patriots will host the Gaels at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (John Carroll 3.7, Mount St. Joseph 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
John Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Mount St. Joseph, who was ranked eighth at the time (John Carroll was ranked third). The Patriots blew past the Gaels 10-3 on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Pierce Quinn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, John Carroll got a big performance out of Casey Carpenter, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Drew Jourdan, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
John Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, they dropped their record down to 14-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
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