It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Saint Ignatius College Prep ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the De La Salle Meteors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Saint Ignatius College Prep also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Giovanna Sanfratello and Sarah Fitzgerald made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Sanfratello tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sanfratello has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Sanfratello scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Fitzgerald scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Steinhofer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Saint Ignatius College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for De La Salle, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Saint Ignatius College Prep didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-6 loss vs. Aurora Central Catholic on the 18th. De La Salle has also already played their next game, an 11-10 defeat against IC Catholic Prep on the 18th.
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