St. Paul baseball: Cards defeat Conroe Covenant Christian 7-1

The Cardinals opened the area round with Conroe Covenant Christian with two runs in the first inning, then outscored Covenant Christian 3-1 in the sixth and 2-0 in the seventh for a 7-1 win Saturday in Conroe.
Jackson Ulcak limited the Cougars to a run on three hits and struck out eight batters. He led at the plate with two hits, double and two RBI; Fisher Davis was 1-for-3 with two runs.
Nate Boedeker had three putouts in the field.
St. Paul hitting/base running — Jackson Ulcak 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Fisher Davis 1-3, 2 run; Nate Boedeker 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Zeke Rodriguez 1-4, 1 run; Blaine Humes 1-4, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Joseph Peters 1-1, 1 RBI; Carter Novak 1-3; Sam Perez 1 run; Holden Jacobs 1 run;  Brody Biehunko 1 RBI.
St. Paul pitching — Ulcak 6.2 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 batter hit 4 walks, 8K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Boedeker 3 putouts; Jacob Wachsmuth 2 putouts.
 Joseph Peters 2 putouts; Novak 2 putouts; Rodriguez 1 putout; Ulcak 1 putout; Cody Malinvosky 1 putout; Davis 1 assist.
SP 7, CC Christian 1
SSP    200    003    2    7    8    0
CCC    000    001    0    1    3    1