St. Patrick has not done well against St. Stanislaus recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws and snuck past 3-1. This was a revenge contest for St. Patrick, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Cohen Weinhofer made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Weinhofer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weinhofer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Hay, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ayden Le, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On St. Stanislaus' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Wallis, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for St. Stanislaus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
St. Patrick will head out on the road to square off against Pass Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Stanislaus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tylertown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Stanislaus hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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