Cardinal Newman barely beat St. Helena the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Helena Saints an 8-0 shutout on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Andrea Mansbery, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Giana Tamayo was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
Mansbery wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Cardinal Newman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Cardinals
| 03/07/25 @ St. Helena | 8-0 |
| 02/25/25 @ Novato | 7-0 |
| 05/22/24 @ Encinal | 6-4 |
| 05/10/24 @ Windsor | 6-3 |
| 05/06/24 @ Analy | 6-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Helena, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Cardinal Newman Cardinals take on Benicia Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Benicia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for St. Helena, they will face off against Pioneer at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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