Saints Dismantle Xavier In Weekend Series
San Antonio, Texas- Our Lady of the Lake dominated Xavier (LA) in a four-game baseball series, scoring a total of 32 runs while holding Xavier to 14. The Saints combined effective pitching, timely hitting, and aggressive baserunning throughout the series.
Drew Saucedo led the team with nine hits, six runs, four RBIs, two triples, one double, and three stolen bases. Yezenia Perez contributed five hits, five runs, four RBIs, and two doubles. Joshua Milton added eight hits, six runs, three RBIs, and two stolen bases. Jack Kalisky recorded five hits, five runs, four RBIs, one home run, and one double. Benjamin Hovda had five hits, five runs, three RBIs, two doubles, and three stolen bases. Christian Martinez added two hits, two RBIs, and one home run, while Diego Zuniga contributed five hits, three RBIs, and one home run. Collectively, the team totaled 32 runs on 14 hits with 11 walks, three home runs, three triples, four doubles, and 16 stolen bases over the four games.
Pitching was a key factor in the Saints success. Donovan Gamez threw seven innings, allowing four hits, one run, one earned run, two walks, and eight strikeouts. Noah Ferraro pitched seven innings, giving up six hits, two runs, one earned run, two walks, and six strikeouts. Christian Perez and Nolan Nicholson combined for two innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout. Omar Rodriguez started for Our Lady of the Lake in the first game and allowed five runs on five hits over three innings, with four walks and three strikeouts. Josh Ruiz followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts. In total, Our Lady of the Lake pitchers allowed 14 runs, eight earned, on 21 hits over 30 innings, with 10 strikeouts and 11 walks.
Defensively, the team was efficient, committing only one error by Jacob Cueva, while Brett Atkinson and Alex Rodriguez turned a double play in the final game. Baserunning was aggressive and effective, with 16 stolen bases and only two caught stealing over the series.
Xavier (LA) struggled with pitching, allowing 32 runs over four games. Standout hitters for Xavier included Cohen Boyd, who hit three home runs, drove in three RBIs, and stole three bases, Kai Higginson with one home run and two RBIs, and Lawrence Steed with two triples and two stolen bases. Xavier collected 24 hits, nine walks, and struck out 25 times, but their pitching staff gave up multiple double-digit earned runs in single games.
The series showed Our Lady of the Lake's depth, discipline, and balanced attack. Consistent hitting, strong pitching, and aggressive baserunning allowed the Saints to sweep Xavier, score in every game, and dominate both offensively and defensively.