Baseball:
St. Francis pounded Loyola, 23-3, in the first of a three-game Mission League series.
Lucas Favretto went five innings on Tuesday, and he allowed one run on five hits to earn the win.
Favretto didn’t issue a walk and struck out four Loyola batters.
Luca Marucci had an RBI triple.
James Dellamico singled, doubled and scored.
Brady Hyer singled and doubled.
Aidan Saulino had an RBI double.
Samuel Gonzalez singled and had one RBI.
Loyola’s Andrew Cohen was yanked from the game without getting a single out in the first inning.
Cohen surrendered four runs on two hits and two walks.
The Golden Knights scored nine runs in the first inning and pounded out 15 hits against nine pitchers.
Jordan Lewallen drew a pair of walks, doubled twice, scored three runs and drove in six.
John Calmette went 4-for-4, with two doubles, three runs and three RBIs.
Holden Deitch had three singles, three RBIs and scored one run.
Jayden Kim doubled, scored and drove in a pair of runs.
Jordan Viramontes hit a three-run shot in the first inning to give St. Francis a 5-0 lead.
Dane Shepard walked, singled and scored a pair of runs.
Dominik Hildago drew a pair of walks, singled, had one RBI and scored three runs.
Nick Kriebs walked, singled and scored twice.
Kalani Quiroz singled and scored.
Landon Pure walked, singled, scored and had one RBI.
Brody Ruyle walked and scored.
JT Martin drew two walks and scored.
Up next: The Golden Knights travel to Loyola today (Wednesday) at 3:30.
Box Score:
L: 0-1-0-0-0-1-1-(3)
SF: 9-0-1-5-1-7-X-(23)
Win: Lucas Favretto
Loss: Andrew Cohen
HR: Jordan Viramontes (SF)
3B: Luca Marucci (L)
2B: Brady Hyer (L), James Dellamico (L), Aidan Saulino (L); John Calmette (SF) 2, Jordan Lewallen (SF) 2, Jayden Kim (SF)
Records: Loyola (5-7-1, 3-5); St. Francis (8-7, 3-5)
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