BSB | Game Two Goes to the Zags, Gaels Will Look for Series Finale Win on Sunday

Saturday, April 18

Moraga, CA

1:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

22-16, 8-6

Gonzaga

22-14, 11-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Gonzaga	2	0	0	4	1	3	0	4	14	14	0
Saint Mary's	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	11	2

#6 Brady Petit: 2-for-4, 13th multi-hit game of the season

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

BSB | Game Two Goes to the Zags, Gaels Will Look for Series Finale Win on Sunday

4/18/2026 7:05:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MORAGA, Calif. - The Saint Mary's baseball team dropped game two of its West Coast Conference series to Gonzaga 14-4 Saturday afternoon.

Saint Mary' (22-16, 8-6) got back to double-digit hits for the 28th time this season including a team-high three hits from sophomore catcher Ian Armstrong. The Gaels struggled to hang a crooked number though as Gonzaga (22-14, 11-3) was able to post 14 runs and win in run-rule fashion for its 11th conference win of the season.

Along with his three hits, Armstrong connected on his eighth home run of the year with a solo shot in the fourth inning to make it a four-run ballgame. The long ball would put him in a three-way tie for the team lead along with Jacob Johnson and Makoa Sniffen. Diego Castellanos recorded a hit to extend his hit streak to a season-high 15 games while leadoff hitter Tanner Griffith also went 1-for-4 with his ninth double of the season in the third inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior transfer Cam Staton returned to the bump for his seventh start of the season. Staton worked out of trouble in the first, allowing just two runs after loading the bases with a pair of walks, but the Zags jumped out first yet again with a 2-0 lead. The lead would get cut in half in the third thanks to an RBI double from Tanner Griffith, his ninth of the season.

Gonzaga would add on though with a pair of clutch two-out hits in the fourth inning, a two-RBI single from shortstop Ricky Sanchez and then a two-RBI double from Ryder Young to give them a 6-1 lead.

SMC catcher Ian Armstrong got one back for the Gaels with a solo homer in the fourth, his team-leading eighth of the season. The Zags continued to roll though as they put up three runs in the sixth and a four spot in the eighth to secure the 14-4 run-rule victory.

Armstrong led the Gaels with three hits while third baseman Brady Petit played a nice glove in the field and also went 2-for-4, recording his 13th multi-hit game of the season.

GAME NOTES

Saint Mary's got back in the double-digit hit category, the 28th game this season with 10+ hits
The Gaels also extended their home run streak to four games with a solo shot from Ian Armstrong in the fourth inning
Armstrong's home run put him in a three-way tie for the team lead with eight
Armstrong led the team going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, his 12th multi-hit game of the season
Diego Castellanos went 1-for-4 to extend his hit streak to 15 games, tying the longest streak of the season previously set by Cody Kashimoto, who also had a 15-game hit streak going into late March
Saint Mary's Athletics honored the late great Dr. Miles McAfee with a special jersey retirement ceremony pregame. His number 11 now sits on the left field wall with other program greats.

LOOKING AHEAD

Saint Mary's and Gonzaga will conclude their three-game WCC series on Sunday at 1 p.m. on Youth Day, which will feature youth having the opportunity to run the bases following the game. Catch the contest live on ESPN+.

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