The Santa Barbara Dons will challenge the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Santa Barbara 3.4, St. Bonaventure 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Bonaventure will be up against a hot Santa Barbara squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Dons' way against Buena on Friday as they made off with an 8-1 win.
Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure fell victim to Ventura and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0. The Seraphs have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Aaron Byrd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Santa Barbara pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Bonaventure, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Santa Barbara beat St. Bonaventure 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Dons repeat their success, or do the Seraphs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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