Styles Outduels Hagenston to send Mustangs to Quarterfinals, 2-1

Senior Cody Hagenston (above) has pitched a number of gems in his varsity career. His 3-hit performance gave the Cardinals a shot, but the Mustangs' Taylor Styles got McNaramara date with St Johns.

The Cardinals’ Cody Hagenston allowed just two runs on Saturday at Frank Mann Field, but Bishop Ireton couldn’t get enough offense going against the future Maryland Terrapin, Taylor Styles, in a 2-1 defeat to Bishop McNamara.

Hagenston baffled Bishop McNamara, striking out six batters and allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks over seven innings. Styles was just a shade better in the first round, winner-take-all one game playoff. He allowed one run over seven innings struck out 11, walked two, and gave up two hits.

Bishop McNamara struck first when they mounted a second inning rally that saw two runs cross the plate on an RBI double by Snow and a groundout by Gerald. The lone run of the game for the Bishop Ireton Cardinals crossed the plate in the fifth inning on a fielder’s choice. Joe Bagnerise reached on an error, Ben Judd singled him to third, and Seth Scalsky’s fielder’s choice plated the speedy Bagnerise. The Cardinals would get the tying run to second the bottom of the 7th, but couldn’t tie the contest.