Baseball Recap: Galileo Victorious

While Galileo didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-12-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Burton Pumas by a score of 7-3 on Thursday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Pumas recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Elijah Michael

Hits Against

03/20/25 @ Burton	0
03/11/25 @ Gateway	2
03/08/25 @ South San Francisco	2
03/06/25 vs Wallenberg	1

Elijah Michael and Cody Yung were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Michael pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yung struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Michael has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Michael scored a run and stole Five bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Yung scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Hunter Thein was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Everett Kerns also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Galileo's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Burton, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Galileo will welcome Leadership at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Burton, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against KIPP SF College Prep at 3:30 p.m. Burton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.