Sam Kretsch

SMC 2028 | 6’3 180 | @SMC_Baseball 🇵🇭

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Saint Mary’s vs. UCLA ⚾️

Stream the game live on ESPNU 🖥️

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The 2026 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Champs, @SMC_Baseball ⚾️
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FINAL | SMC 7 - USF 6

W: Sarantos 6 IP 1 R 6 H 6 Ks 1 BB
Sv: Roberts 1 IP 2 R 1 H 1 K 0 BB
Griffith: 3-for-6 2 2B RBI
Armstrong: 3-for-4 RBI
Allred: 3-for-4 2B

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E6 | SMC 8 - GON 2

SAM KRETSCH SETS DOWN HIS 10TH STRAIGHT BATTER WITH HIS 6TH K OF THE GAME!

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E4 | SMC 6 - GON 2

Sam Kretsch Strikes Out the Side in Order!

Through four, the Gaels lead by four!

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FINAL | SMC 13 - GON 4

W: Kretsch 6 IP 2 R 4 H 6 Ks 1 BB
Sv: Staton 3 IP 2 R 5 H 5 Ks 2 BB
Griffith: 3-5 2B 3B RBI
Castellanos: 2-4 3 RBI
Kashimoto: 1-2 2B 3 RBI

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B5 | SMC 5 - 3 LMU

Sam Kretsch is DEALING as he records a career-high 9 strikeouts 🤩

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That's Sam Kretsch's 8th strikeout of the day, tying his season high!

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M2 | SMC 1 - SU 0

That's three straight strikeouts for Sam Kretsch to send us to the bottom of the second!

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Sniffen: 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Castellanos: 2-4, 4 R, 3 RBI
Kashimoto: 2-2, 2 R, RBI
Kretsch: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 5 SO, W (4-1)

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E1 SMC 2-0 USD

Sam Kretsch dealing early, a pair of K’s to close the first 🔥🔥

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FINAL SMC 15-11 SCU

An absolute marathon comes to an end as the Gaels seal the come from behind victory 15-11! 😤🔥🔥🔥

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B6 | SMC 2 - 4 SCU

Sam Kretsch strikes out the side 🤩🤩🤩

📺: ESPN+
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B8 | SMC 3 - 4 SCU

Kretsch strikes out the side for a second time 😳😳

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Bounced back and got the series W 😤🔥

Gaels go 4-1 on the week and Sam Kretsch picked up his second save of the week as they improve to 7-4 on the season! 🫡

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E7 | SMC 9 - SJSU 4

Sam Kretsch gets the batter swinging to send the Gaels into the eighth with a 9-4 lead!

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FINAL | SMC 13 - SJSU 4

W: Hilton (2-0) 5 IP 2 R 6 H 7 K
Sv: Kretsch (2) 3 IP 0 R 1 H 6 K (Career-High)
Armstrong: 3-5 HR 3 RBI 2 R
Griffith: 3-5 2B RBI 2 R
Petit: 3-5 RBI 2 R

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M13 | SMC 4 - SJSU 4

That's how you start an inning! Three up three down from Sam Kretsch!

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Everybody get some rest, we got the W 🥱🙌⚾️

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