Box Score
Brooklyn, N.Y.— The John Jay baseball team celebrated Senior Day with a nice win on Wednesday afternoon as the Bloodhounds defeated St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 14-7 at MCU Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
With the win, John Jay is now 12-30 this season, and though the Bloodhounds have no scheduled games remaining this season, there is a possibility John Jay could return to action for another regular season contest in the coming days.
On Wednesday, the Bloodhounds pounded out 14 runs on 21 hits as eight of the nine players in the starting line-up had at least one hit.
The three seniors,
Edwin Hernandez (Brooklyn, NY, Murry Bergtraum),
Luis Guzman (Yonkers, NY, Mt. St. Michael's) and
Xavier Perez (Bronx, NY, Manhattan Center) combined for seven hits and six RBI. The trio had two RBI each, while Perez had a team co-high four hits.
Wilmer Chavez (Corona, NY, Queens Vocational) also had four hits as well as a game-high three RBI. Collectively Chavez and Perez’s productivity this afternoon brought both their batting averages to up over .400 as Chavez is now batting a team-high .404, while Perez is hitting .401.
John Jay scored early and often in the game. The Bloodhounds got two in the first to lead 2-0. After the Bears scored a run in the top of the second, John Jay scored seven over the next two innings, including three in the second and four in the third to go up 9-1 before coasting to victory.
Steven Kendrick (Bronx, NY, Sacred Heart) picked up with win after going 8.0 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with seven strikeouts. Wilmer Chavez pitched the final inning and allowed three unearned runs and struck out a batter.