
Saints
05/13/25 vs Knoxville Catholic | 1-0 |
05/05/25 vs Christian Brothers | 7-1 |
05/03/25 vs Christian Brothers | 8-2 |
05/02/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 15-0 |
04/28/25 @ Huntingdon | 10-0 |
Briarcrest Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saints have posted since April 10th.
The result came thanks to Phinn Waters's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Clayton Speck was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Briarcrest Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Knoxville Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-15-1.
Briarcrest Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Fighting Irish: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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