With a playoff game on the line, St. Ignatius College Preparatory rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Carmel Padres a 10-0 shutout. St. Ignatius College Preparatory's victory was all the more impressive since Carmel was averaging only 3.55 runs allowed on the season.
Chase Gordon tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evann Smith was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Emmett Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 23-6.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Archbishop Mitty. Archbishop Mitty will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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