Regents never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on Faith Christian Academy with a sharp 24-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Sam Johnson and Grady Sawyer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Johnson pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Sawyer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-low in earned runs (zero). At the plate, Johnson went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Sawyer scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Sawyer a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Peter Mierzejewski was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Pearson, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Regents always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .522. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .278.
Regents now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Faith Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Regents will challenge Charlottesville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will square off against Temple Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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