Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Academy Snags Third Victory in Last Four Games

Flashes

Margin (Wins)

02/18/25 @ Eagle's View	13
04/07/25 @ Ridgeview	11
03/31/25 vs Bell County	11
03/04/25 @ Matanzas	11
02/27/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	10

St. Joseph Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Christ's Church Academy Eagles a 7-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Flashes have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Cullen Garner and Garrison Wade were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garner pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wade didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Garner went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Wade went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Dayton Taylor was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Eli Robshaw was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

St. Joseph Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christ's Church Academy only posted an OBP of .200.

St. Joseph Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Christ's Church Academy, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-12.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Joseph Academy beat the Eagles by a score of 7-0 later that day.