Elsah, Il. 5/4/2023- The Blue Jays started their series against Principia College. Winning the game 11-1. The Blue Jays will finish the series later this week.

Game 1 Principia College: Box Score

The Blue Jays started freshman Derek Archer (St. Charles, Mo/ Francis Howell North) on the mound. Archer went 4 innings facing 16 batters giving up 5 hits and striking out 4 batters. Coming in to help Archer was a combined help from Ben Kennebeck(St. Louis, Mo/ St. Louis University High),  Brayden Knittel (Ballwin, Mo/ Marquette), Kobe Allen (Maryland Heights, Mo/ Pattonville), and Kaden Eirhart (Altamont, Il/Altamont). They combined for 4 innings giving up 1 hit and struck out 7 batters. Coming out with the win is Kennebeck making him 2-2 on the season.

The Blue Jays combined for 19 hits. Leading the Blue Jays were Steven Diaz (Highland, Il, Highland), Spencer Kaiser (Old Monroe, Mo/ Winfield), Troy Romero (Trophy Club, TX/ Byron Nelson), and Coltin Green (St. Anthony, Mo/ St. Elizabeth). Diaz ended the game going 3-5 getting 3 runs and an RBI. Diaz also hit a double and a triple. Kaiser went 3-4 getting 1 run and 2 RBIs, Kaiser hit two triples. Romero went 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Green went 3-5 with 1 run and 2 RBIs.

The Blue Jays face Principia College Saturday, April 6th, starting at 1 P.M. The Blue Jays look to go 12-9 in the conference and fight for a home conference playoff game