(Jackson Peter starts the season with an 8 hit weekend!)

The Elrosa Saints started their season last weekend with a 13-6 victory over Regal before falling to Greenwald 15-12 on Sunday to open their SCL schedule. Saturday, the Saints and Eagles combined for 27 hits. Elrosa collected 19 hit on the afternoon with 5 coming off the bat of Jackson Peter. Peter notched 2 doubles, 2 runs batted in, and a stolen base. The Eagles scored 4 runs in the 1st inning but Elrosa quickly cut the lead in half with 2 runs of their own. Gavin Kampsen and Luke Dingmann each ripped 3 hits while Blaine Fischer, Derek Wiener, and Will Van Beck all collected 2 hits to aid the offensive attack. The orange and navy tallied 5 doubles in the victory. Riley Meyer started on the mound and battled for 5 innings. Luke Dingmann picked up the win with 3 innings pitched. Tate Dekok pitched the final frame in his Saints debut. 

Sunday, the Saints and Cubs got into an early shootout with Greenwald scoring 8 runs in the 1st inning. The Saints began chipping away and rallied for 4 runs in the 4th inning and eventually took back the lead with 7 runs in the 7th inning. The lead would be short lived however as the Cubs took advantage of 8 Elrosa walks and 5 Elrosa errors. Greenwald would go on to score 5 runs in the 7th inning to take back the lead for good and win the game 15-12. Will Van Beck struck out 10 hitters in releif of Wyatt Stephensen. Tate Dekok pitched the final 2 innings and took the loss. Jackson Peter finished 3-for-3 to pace the Saints offensively while Aiden Mueller, Blaine Fischer, and Peyton Winter each tallied 2 hits. Casey Lenarz added a run scoring double for the Saints who will open their SCL North home schedule on Sunday at 1:30 vs. Spring Hill. Nothing says "Mother's Day" than playing the Chargers in an afternoon matinee with a chance to bring home the Keg!