The St. Bonaventure Seraphs will head out on the road to take on the Ventura Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bonaventure: 4.1, Ventura: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After only two runs in their last contest, St. Bonaventure made sure to put some runs up on the board against Buena on Thursday. St. Bonaventure came out on top against Buena by a score of 10-5.
Ricky Estrada tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Nate Lajoie was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowen Kaiser, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Ventura sidestepped Pacifica for a 5-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ventura.
Ventura's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landen Roark, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. Bonaventure's record is now 7-8-1. As for Ventura, their record now sits at 11-8.
St. Bonaventure's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's matchup. St. Bonaventure has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Ventura, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will St. Bonaventure continue to outrun the ball?
St. Bonaventure might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Ventura in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for St. Bonaventure, Jake Globerman (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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