St. John won against Parkway last Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The St. John's Bluejays sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Bath Wildcats. The win was familiar territory for St. John's who now have three in a row.
St. John's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Moenter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Elwer, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Bath's side, Joel Rasor and Quintin Collins put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, Rasor pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Collins pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Rasor scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Collins went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Bath hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John's struck out eight times.
The win got St. John's back to even at 4-4. As for Bath, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
St. John's will be playing at home against Versailles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Versailles is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Bath, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Memorial at 5:30 p.m. Bath is facing Memorial at the right time seeing as Memorial is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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