After a string of three wins, Bishop O'Dowd's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Berkeley Yellowjackets by a score of 3-2. Bishop O'Dowd was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Berkeley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Nikolas Haas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bishop O'Dowd saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Skiles, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Berkeley's side, Julian Ito tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Bishop O'Dowd's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6-1. As for Berkeley, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
While Bishop O'Dowd had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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