Duchesne were able to grind out a solid victory over Kirkwood on Thursday, taking the game 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Duchesne.
T.J. Griese
| 04/30/26 vs Kirkwood | 10 |
| 04/23/26 @ St. Francis Borgia | 7 |
| 04/15/26 @ Vianney | 6 |
| 03/28/26 @ Chaminade | 4 |
| 03/21/26 vs Warrenton | 3 |
T.J. Griese made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Duchesne let Ben Winterer and Finnegan Ryan run wild. Winterer got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI, while Ryan went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Duchesne's win bumped their record up to 23-4. As for Kirkwood, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Duchesne and Kirkwood should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Pioneers (ranked 23rd) will meet Westminster Christian (ranked 110th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Kirkwood will take on Hazelwood West at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (113 vs. 359).
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