The Providence Pioneers will challenge the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Providence has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while St. Bonaventure will arrive with three straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Providence's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to Diamond Ranch, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Providence got a good showing from Cade Mackenzie, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mackenzie has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure earned a 7-4 victory over Santa Paula on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Seraphs have won by exactly three runs.
Aaron Byrd was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Rowen Kaiser looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Luc Beauchemin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of St. Bonaventure's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). AJ Byrum also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
St. Bonaventure's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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