With a playoff win on the line, St. Patrick rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over the Enterprise Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Irish have posted since March 18th.
BC Stoddard looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
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At the plate, Jacob Alexander was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Trey Zorn also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
St. Patrick kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
St. Patrick is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Enterprise, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-16.
St. Patrick will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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