St. Patrick-St. Vincent is 0-9 against St. Joseph Notre Dame since March of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 11:00 a.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since April 23, 2024 on Thursday. They skirted past De Anza 7-6.
Lucius Lissner
| 03/06/25 @ De Anza | 6 |
| 03/15/24 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hercules | 2 |
| 03/23/24 vs Elite | 2 |
| 05/02/24 @ Saint Mary's | 1 |
Lucius Lissner looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Trevor Moelk and Bo Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Moelk scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Smith scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Moelk a new career-high in RBI (three). Madden Mendez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Saint Mary's a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pilots have posted against the Panthers since May 17, 2016.
Not much got past Zach Lopez, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Saint Mary's off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Robbie Fintland, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent's record is now 3-1. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-0.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent came up short against St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-2. Can St. Patrick-St. Vincent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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