The Saints split their opening league series with the Clackamas Cougars this past weekend. Jeffrey Nelson was impressive in the first game of the series picking up the 11-4 win after only giving up one hit through six innings and striking out nine. At the plate, Isaiah Burke continued to be strong, hitting a homerun and a double while grabbing five RBIs. Burke also had a double and picked up two more RBIs in the 9-6 loss in game two.
Clackamas kept the momentum going in game three coming from behind to steal the third game 5-3. Trevor Saire led the Saints going two for four with a double. The Saints bounced back in game four to tie the series with a 6-3 win. Hiroyuki Yamada picked up the win for the Saints going the distance with six strikeouts and three hits. Micah Foskett had a double and picked up three RBIs to lead the Saints at the plate.
The Saints will host Clark on Thursday, April 7 with the first game beginning at 1:00 p.m. and will travel to Clark on Saturday for the final two games of the series.