Two Wins and Two Losses: A Recap of Recent Games

Since May 8, the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans have played four baseball games, winning two and losing two. On May 8, the Titans fell 8-5 to Miami Valley Christian Academy despite out-hitting them seven to six. Mason Creech led St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans with two hits. Miami Valley Christian Academy opened the scoring in the first after #50 hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Miami Valley Christian Academy scored five runs on three hits in the bottom of the second inning. #15 singled, scoring two runs, #28 singled, scoring two runs, and #50 doubled, scoring one run. Miami Valley Christian Academy added two runs in the third. #15 hit a sacrifice fly, making the score 8-0. Gavin French earned the win for Miami Valley Christian Academy. The starter gave up five hits and three runs over five innings, striking out four and walking four. Lucas Cannady took the loss for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans. The hurler went one and one-third innings, surrendering seven runs on three hits, striking out one and walking six. Jason Helphinstine started the game for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans. The righty surrendered zero hits and one run (zero earned) over one inning, striking out none and walking one. #12 earned the save. Mason Stone, DJ Moss, and Tony Stier each drove in one run for the Titans. SBEP was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Nathan Schulte had the most chances in the field with four. The Titans followed that game with a 10-0 win against the Mt. Healthy Varsity Owls on May 10. Aiden Rack put up a strong performance as the starter, going six innings without giving up a hit or a run. Numerous Titans had multiple hits in the game, including Logan Davis, Jason Helphinstine, and Keenan Derrenkamp. SBEP had a wild day on the base paths, totaling 17 stolen bases. Jason Helphinstine, Lucas Cannady, and Logan Davis each had multiple steals. The same day, the Titans lost 8-5 to Finneytown Varsity Wildcats despite out-hitting them 12 to 10. Lucas Cannady led St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans with three hits. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans got on the board in the first inning after Lucas Cannady singled, scoring one run. Finneytown Varsity Wildcats jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Jordan Frost was struck by a pitch, and they scored an extra run on a wild pitch. The Titans jumped into the lead in the top of the third when Nathan Schulte doubled, scoring two runs. Mason Creech and Tony Stier followed with singles that each scored one run. The Wildcats jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the third with RBI singles from Daniel Mefford and Jordan Frost. Dominick Schoff brought in two runs with a double. Kendall Richard earned the win for Finneytown. The reliever allowed four hits and zero runs over four innings, striking out four and walking two. Logan Davis took the loss for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans. The right-handed pitcher went five innings, surrendering six runs (five earned) on eight hits, striking out four and walking none. Tony Stier opened the game for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans. The starter gave up two hits and two runs over one inning, striking out none and walking one. Cameron Mefford began the game for Finneytown Varsity Wildcats. The hurler surrendered eight hits and five runs over three innings, striking out none and walking four. SBEP tallied 12 hits in the game. Nathan Schulte led the team with two RBIs. The right-handed hitter went 1-for-4 on the day. Jason Helphinstine collected two hits for the Titans in three at bats. Tony Stier led the Titans with three of the team's six total walks. This past Tuesday, SBEP defeated New Miami 8-0. In the first inning, Aiden Rack kicked off the scoring by bringing in a run with a single. Lucas Cannady followed with a bases-loaded walk. An additional run scored from a Mason Stone groundout. Nathan Schulte singled, scoring one run, and Mason Creech drew a walk, scoring one run. Keenan Derrenkamp hit an inside the park home run, scoring two runs in the top of the fifth for the SBEP. Mason Creech started the game for the Titans. The starter surrendered three hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out six and walking two. Stephens started on the hill for New Miami. The pitcher allowed 11 hits and seven runs over four innings, striking out two and walking four. The Titans amassed 13 hits in the game. Mason Stone, Nathan Schulte, Keenan Derrenkamp, Aiden Rack, and Jason Helphinstine each collected two hits. Mason Stone and Keenan Derrenkamp each drove in two runs. The team stole 11 bases, with many of them coming from Nathna Schulte, Logan Davis, Aiden Rack, and Jason Helphinstine. The Titans played strong defense, turning two double plays and not committing a single error. Nathan Schulte had the most chances in the field with seven. Next up for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Varsity Titans is a game against New Miami on Friday.