The St. John Heralds will venture away from home to face off against the Harding Skippers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. John's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Cardinal with a sharp 14-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Heralds.
Carter Beck made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. St. John is undefeated when Beck posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
Anthony Severino
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In other batting news, Anthony Severino was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gus Petros, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
St. John was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Harding made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cornerstone Christian on Tuesday. The Skippers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Patriots. The Skippers haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Wyatt Slavkovsky and Elijah Harless did most of the damage at the plate: Slavkovsky got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Harless went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and four runs. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Dambolena, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
St. John's record is now 9-6. As for Harding, their record now sits at 6-8.
Harding's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. John hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. It's a different story for Harding, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain St. John's hitters?
Everything went St. John's way against Harding in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as St. John made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Heralds repeat their success, or do the Skippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
