Baboquivari dropped to 5-8 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the St. David Tigers, falling 11-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-2 back in March.
As for St. David, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For St. David's part, Grant Haymore was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Haymore has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. St. David is undefeated when Haymore posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-8-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Pacheco, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of St. David's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Martinez, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Baboquivari is set to face off against their familiar foe Fort Thomas at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. David will challenge rival Valley Union at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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