Baseball Recap: Winchester Thurston Has No Trouble Against St. Joseph

Winchester Thurston won the last time they faced St. Joseph and things went their way on Tuesday too. Winchester Thurston blew past St. Joseph 15-1. The result was nothing new for Winchester Thurston, who have now won three matches by ten runs or more so far this season.

Sam Tarr

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/25/25 @ St. Joseph	3
03/20/25 vs Keystone Oaks	2
04/24/24 vs Aquinas Academy	2
03/13/25 vs Carlynton	1
04/09/24 @ Obama Academy of International Studies	1

Sam Tarr and Mason Witten made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tarr tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Witten tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Tarr a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Tarr scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Witten scored two runs and stole two bases. Witten is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Winchester Thurston got a massive performance out of Lucas Picher, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave Picher a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelin Leimer, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Winchester Thurston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted an OBP of .364.

The win made it two in a row for Winchester Thurston and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Winchester Thurston will square off against rival Aquinas Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, St. Joseph is set to face off against their familiar foe Union Area at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.