Despite the streak of losses over the past few games, the Scarlet Hawks Baseball Team walked away from their first game against St. Francis with a win. The Hawks started the Wednesday game off with a 2-1 lead, and held on to win the game 6-3. Sophomore Jordan Obata started the game off with a home run to right field, followed up by senior Brian Glennon with a single and an advancement to second on an error. Senior Reid Matsumoto singled and brought Glennon home for the second run of the inning for the Hawks. St. Francis answered the Hawks with one run, but the Hawks kept their two run lead by scoring another run in the second. Senior Nick Wise doubled and advanced to third on an out by Freshman Corey Gokan, and then scored on an out by Freshman Ryan Fitzpatrick. St. Francis scored again in the 3rd, but the Hawks answered in the 4th with two more runs of their own. Wise was hit by the pitch and stole second with Gokan at bat. Fitzpatrick singled and brought Wise in for the first run, stealing second himself. Obata singled, bringing Fitzpatrick home for the second run. The Hawks scored again in the 6th in response to a run by St. Francis, when Fitzpatrick scored on an RBI by Glennon. The Hawks played a three game series against Cardinal Stritch, losing all three games despite some decent offensive and defensive plays, including a homer by Freshman Michael Malfeo, bringing in three runs for the Hawks in the first inning of their two games on Saturday. The Hawks next home game will be Saturday, April 7 at noon with a double header against Trinity International University.
