The Oakland Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oakland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Teays Valley with a sharp 14-5 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their two-run performance the game before.
Andrew Carver made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Oakland's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 3-9-1 when he doesn't). Carver was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Kris Richardson
| 03/28/25 vs Teays Valley | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Marian Catholic | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Gulliver Prep | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Cookeville | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs The Webb School | 1 |
In other batting news, Oakland got a massive performance out of Kris Richardson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave Richardson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Asher Evans, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Oakland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Saint Ignatius College Prep made sure to put some runs up on the board against Varsity Opponent on Friday. Saint Ignatius College Prep was the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over Varsity Opponent. Considering the Wolfpack have won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Colin Sims looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Jacob Jelinek was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of John Kourelis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Saint Ignatius College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Oakland, their win bumped their record up to 5-10-1.
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