Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Central Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Irish

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Poca	16
03/27/25 @ Van	15
03/28/25 vs Sherman	10
03/25/25 @ Hannan	10
04/14/25 vs Tug Valley	9

While St. Joseph Central put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Poca. The Irish put the hurt on the Dots with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Irish have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cam Kellar and Hudson Moosavi did most of the damage at the plate: Kellar went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Moosavi went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Moosavi a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Watts, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

St. Joseph Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poca only posted an OBP of .100.

The victory (which was St. Joseph Central's sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Poca, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

Looking ahead, St. Joseph Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Wirt County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Poca, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 8-4 loss against Clay County on the 17th.