Pilots
| 03/13/25 @ San Lorenzo | 26 |
| 04/10/25 @ California School for the Deaf | 16 |
| 03/19/25 vs San Domenico | 15 |
| 03/06/25 vs The Bay School | 15 |
| 02/27/25 vs San Lorenzo | 15 |
St. Joseph Notre Dame waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the California School for the Deaf Eagles with a sharp 17-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Pilots, who have now won eight contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Cassandra Sanchez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Ella Schwartz, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those five hits gave Schwartz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reagan Bowman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for California School for the Deaf, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2.
Coming up, St. Joseph Notre Dame will welcome Salesian College Preparatory at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for California School for the Deaf, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lick-Wilmerding at 4:00 p.m. on the 29th.
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