Saint James waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Berkeley Springs Indians as they made off with a 13-0 win. This was payback for the Saints, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lily Schlotterbeck ?26 made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
In other batting news, Saint James got a massive performance out of Claire Barnes ?25, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one double. Everett Sechler ?26 was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Saint James was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive games.
Saints
| 04/17/25 vs Berkeley Springs | 13-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs McLean | 18-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Mercersburg Academy | 13-3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Foxcroft | 19-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. John's | 12-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Saint James' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Berkeley Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Saint James didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-3 defeat against Boonsboro on the 19th. As for Berkeley Springs, they have also already played their next match, a 6-1 victory against East Hardy on the 18th.
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