St. Paul baseball: St. Paul beats Valor Prep 16-2, 19-4 in DH
St. Paul hosted Waco Valor Prep in a doubleheader on Friday.
St. Paul 16, Waco Valor Prep 2 (Game 1)
CJ Fogle went 3-for-3, had five RBI, two doubles and scored three runs; Jace Matias got three hits, run and four RBI while Clay Watkins went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, triple in St. Paul’s 16-2 win in the opener.
The teams each brought in two runs in the first inning.
St. Paul outscored Valor Prep 6-0 in the second, 4-0 in the third, 3-0 in the fourth and 1-0 in the fifth inning.
Ezekiel Rodriguez held Valor Prep to two runs, four hits, issued two walks and struck out five batters in five innings pitched.
Brodey Biehunko led the defense with four putouts.
St. Paul hitting/base running — CJ Fogle, 3-3, 3 runs, 5 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 stolen bases; Jace Matias 3-3, 1 run, 4 RBI, 1 triple; Clay Watkins, 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 triple; Jack Leonard, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Jack Ehrig, 1-4, 1 RBI; Brodey Biehunko, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Chris Peters, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases; Andrew Nunez, 2 runs; Evan Rother, 1 run, 2 stolen bases; Zeke Basquez, 1 run; Blaine Humes, 1 run; Ezekiel Rodriguez, 1 RBI.
St. Paul pitching — Rodriguez, 5 IP, 4 hits 2 runs, 2 walks, 5K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Biehunko, 4 putouts; Fogle, 2 putouts; Rodriguez, 1 putout, 2 assists; Nunez, 1 putout; Humes, 1 putout; Watkins, 2 assists.
SSP 264 31x x 16 10 1
WVP 200 00x x 2 4 3
St. Paul 19, Waco Valor Prep 4 (Game 2)
Jack Leonard went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBI in St. Paul’s 19-4 win in four innings in the second game. St. Paul had 14 total hits, seven of them doubles.
Blaine Humes was 2-for-2, two RBI, two doubles and three runs; Joe Peters swung, 2-for-4, two runs, three RBI, two doubles.
Fogle was 2-for-3 with five RBI and a double; Biehunko hit 2-for-2 with three runs, double and RBI.
Fogle allowed four runs on three hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in four innings worked.
Biehunko made four putouts on defense.
St. Paul led 8-2 after the first inning and outscored Valor Prep 6-1 in the third and then 5-1 in the fourth inning.
St. Paul hitting/base running — Jack Leonard, 3-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 1 stolen base; Blaine Humes, 2-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 doubles; Joe Peters, 2-4, 2 runs 3 RBI, 2 doubles; CJ Fogle, 2-3, 5 RBI, 1 double.
Brodey Biehunko, 2-2, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Clay Watkins, 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 double; Ezkeiel Rodriguez, 1-2, 3 runs, 1 stolen base; Chris Peters, 1-1, 1 run; Cody Malinovsky, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Andrew Nunez, 2 runs.
St. Paul pitching — Fogle, 4 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 7K.
St. Paul fielding/defense —Biehunko, 4 putouts; Fogle, 1 putout, 2 assists; Joe Peters, 1 assist; Malinovsky, 1 assist.
WVP 201 1xx x 4 3 1
SSP 806 5xx x 19 14 4