In a non-league contest, the Oceanside Pirates hit the ball in all the right places and strung together 5 runs to Calvary's 1 to end the Lion's winning streak at 9 consecutive games.
Oceanside starter Max Burdette shut down the normally potent Calvary offense by mixing a very effective changeup with a mid-80 MPH fastball scattering 5 hits and allowing no earned runs in 6 innings of work.
It was easily the Lion's worst offensive performance of the season hitting only 5 hard-hit balls on the day which is half of what they average in a typical game. Their only run came in the first inning when leadoff hitter David Carpenter reached on an infield error and worked his way around to score on a Matt Hartman sacrifice fly.
As bad as Calvary's offense was, Oceanside's wasn't any better, they were just much more effective. They only registered one hard-hit ball the entire game, but ended up with 9 hits on the day. 2 infield hits, 1 bouncer up the middle, 3 bouncing ball singles through the 5.5 hole and 2 bloopers barely over the 1st baseman's head was more than enough offense they needed for the victory.
Carpenter was the hard-luck loser and pitched much more effectively than the stats indicate. He walked none and struck out 7 in 4 2/3 innings of work. Senior Connor Kollenda finished it off by throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Russell Harmening had three singles and Sam Sheehan two to lead the Lion's offensive attack. Aaron Frazee also singled.
The loss puts Calvary at 16-5. They are next set to face Mt. Empire on Friday at Petco Park.
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