St. Mary extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-6. They lost 11-1 to the St. Dominic Bayhawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Gaels of the 9-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2025.
St. Mary's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rawly Jaquez, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for St. Dominic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-3. That looming 11-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for them yet this season.
On St. Dominic's side, Louis Gounaris and Ray Kim made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Gounaris pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kim struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for St. Dominic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 2-3 otherwise. At the plate, Gounaris got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Kim went 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave Kim a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Vangelatos, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Weinstein, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
While St. Mary's had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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