West had lost seven straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 2-20 to make it eight. They came up short against the St. Mary's Rams, falling 9-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolfpack of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2025.
West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Gardner, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Another was Ryan Mendez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
On St. Mary's side, Tyler Harris looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, St. Mary's got a big performance out of David Haggerty, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Moses Alexander was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Mary's beat West by a score of 21-0 on Wednesday.
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