Baseball Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Has No Trouble Against Western

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Previous Games

02/25/25 - Home	12-0 W
04/11/24 - Away	1-2 L
02/26/24 - Home	7-3 W
04/01/22 - Home	13-9 W
04/21/21 - Away	2-0 W
+ 2 more games

While St. Thomas Aquinas put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Western. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders put the hurt on the Western Wildcats with a sharp 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Luke Megally looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, St. Thomas Aquinas got a massive performance out of Jonathan Lopez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Alvarez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

St. Thomas Aquinas lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their home run total in three consecutive games.

St. Thomas Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1. As for Western, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.

Looking ahead, St. Thomas Aquinas will take on Stoneman Douglas in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stoneman Douglas: 2.7, St. Thomas Aquinas: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Western, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats take on the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.