Bishop Diego hit the road for its first Frontier League game away from home on Friday, coming away with a 4-2 victory over Santa Paula.
JD Yonke pitched a complete game without allowing an earned run and Nolan Tooley went 3-for-3 with three RBI at the plate.
The Cardinals went down twice to Santa Paula but was able to rally both times. The Cardinals (7-2, 2-0) passed the test as the No. 2-ranked team in Division 6.
“We knew it was going to be a tough game today,” said Bishop Diego assistant coach Kai Solin.
Tooley drove in a run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single, which tied the game 1-1. In the sixth, Tooley again erased a lead for Santa Paula with a two-run double.
Yonke improved to 3-0 on the season by allowing single unearned runs in the third and fourth innings.
“He’s been terrific for us all year. He’s got a lot of composure,” Solin said of the senior right-hander.
Aidan Williams scored Bishop’s first run following his triple.
The Cardinals have league games next week against Villanova and Fillmore.
BISHOP DIEGO 4, SANTA PAULA 2
BD 000 103 0 – 4 6 2
SP 001 100 0 – 2 4 4
BD – Yonke, and Salda. SP – Barron, and Perez.
