After losing to Santa Paula the last time they met, St. Bonaventure decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. St. Bonaventure walked away with a 7-4 victory over Santa Paula on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Seraphs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Aaron Byrd
| 03/29/25 @ Santa Paula | 6 |
| 03/01/25 vs Thousand Oaks | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Royal | 2 |
| 04/24/24 @ Rio Mesa | 2 |
| 03/28/24 vs Thacher | 2 |
Aaron Byrd made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Rowen Kaiser looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Luc Beauchemin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of St. Bonaventure's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). AJ Byrum also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
St. Bonaventure's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Paula, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9.
Coming up, St. Bonaventure is taking a road trip to square off against Providence at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Bonaventure's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Paula, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Hueneme on the 31st.
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